Transparency and Oversight in Local Wellness Policies

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-121

  Chriqui, Jamie F ^a   Chaloupka, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Legislation; Obesity; Policy; Wellness policy.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POLICY; RISK; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 78651342515     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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