Youth Can! Results of a Pilot Trial to Improve the School Food Environment

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-287

  Jones, Sonya ^a   Spence, Marsha ^b   Hardin, Sonia ^c   Clemente, Nicolle ^d   Schoch, Ashlee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Monroe County Schools   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Nutrition policy; School based interventions; Youth development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79958823120     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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