Be a Fit Kid: Nutrition and Physical Activity for the Fourth Grade

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 522-529

  Slawta, Jennifer N ^a   Deneui, Daniel ^a  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disease prevention for children; health promotion for children; school based nutrition education; school based physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78349291199     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908328992     Document Type: Article

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