Multi-sector policy action to create activity-friendly environments for children: A multiple-case study

Health Policy

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-19

  Aarts, Marie Jeanne ^a,b   Jeurissen, Milou P J ^a,b   van Oers, Hans A M ^a,b,c   Schuit, Albertine J ^b,d   van de Goor, Ien A M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Environment; Health policy; Physical activity; Policy analysis; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; SAINT MARTIN (DUTCH); SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 79956026617     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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