Accelerating evidence reviews and broadening evidence standards to identify effective, promising, and emerging policy and environmental strategies for prevention of childhood obesity

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue , 2011, Pages 199-223

  Brennan, Laura ^a   Castro, Sarah ^b   Brownson, Ross C ^c,d   Claus, Julie ^e   Orleans, C Tracy ^f  

^a Transtria LLC   (United States)

^b Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d USA   (United States)

^e Independent Consultant ^*  (United States)

^f ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

children youth; intervention; nutrition; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 79952849786     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031210-101206     Document Type: Article

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