Promising practices for the prevention and control of obesity in the worksite

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Archer, W Roodly ^a   Batan, Marilyn C ^b   Buchanan, Leigh Ramsey ^b   Soler, Robin E ^b   Ramsey, David C ^a   Kirchhofer, Ardine ^c   Reyes, Michele ^b  

^a McKing Consultation Corporation   (United States)

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

^c Youth Leadership for Global Health Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral practices; Educational; Environmental; Obesity; Policy; Worksite

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955649529     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.080926-LIT-220     Document Type: Article

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