Engaging community partners to promote healthy behaviours in young children

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-373

  Moores, Pamela S ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Western Regional Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active living; Childhood obesity; Evaluation; Health promotion; Healthy eating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; OBESITY;

EID: 79952220426     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404855     Document Type: Article

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