Obesity prevention in the family day care setting: Impact of the Romp & Chomp intervention on opportunities for children's physical activity and healthy eating

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 385-393

  De Silva Sanigorski, A ^a   Elea, D ^b   Bell, C ^c   Kremer, P ^d   Carpenter, L ^a   Nichols, M ^d   Smith, M ^e   Sharp, S ^e   Boak, R ^d   Swinburn, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b The City of Greater Geelong   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Oral Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childcare; Early childhood; Environment; Intervention; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 79953676038     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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