Combating childhood obesity: A survey of laws affecting the built environments of low-income and minority children

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-167

  Lindholm, Raymond ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; joint use agreements; laws; legislation; overweight; supermarket; urban garden; zoning

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; OBESITY; POVERTY; REVIEW;

CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; OBESITY; POVERTY;

EID: 80052794249     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2011.023     Document Type: Review

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