Design, development, and achievements of a youth-led nutrition and physical activity intervention in a pacific community in New Zealand

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1634-1637

  Utter, Jennifer ^a   Warbrick, Jody ^a   Scragg, Robert ^a   Denny, Simon ^a   Schaaf, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77958518113     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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