What Works? Process Evaluation of a School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Distribution Program in Mississippi

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 202-211

  Potter, Susan C ^a   Schneider, Doris ^b   Coyle, Karin K ^a   May, Gary ^b   Robin, Leah ^c   Seymour, Jenna ^d  

^a ETR ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Mississippi Dept of Transportation   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Diet and nutrition; Evaluation; Fruit and vegetables; Implementation; School health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOYBEAN; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOY FOODS; STUDENTS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79952524798     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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