The potential of local farming on the Navajo nation to improve fruit and vegetable intake: Barriers and opportunities

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-409

  Setala, Ashley ^a   Bleich, Sara N ^a   Speakman, Kristen ^a   Oski, Jane ^a   Martin, Tammy ^a   Moore, Regina ^a   Tohannie, Marcella ^a   Gittelsohn, Joel ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Farming; Formative research; Fruit and vegetable intake; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROPPING PRACTICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; STANDARD; VEGETABLE; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; ORGANIZATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VEGETABLES; WATER SUPPLY;

ARIZONA; NAVAJO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052432095     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2011.604585     Document Type: Article

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