Using an Opinion Poll to Build an Obesity-Prevention Social Marketing Campaign for Low-Income Asian and Hispanic Immigrants: Report of Findings

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages S53-S66

  Sugerman, Sharon ^a   Backman, Desiree ^a   Foerster, Susan B ^b   Ghirardelli, Alyssa ^a   Linares, Amanda ^a   Fong, Amy ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation Section   (United States)

^c California Department of Health Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; language; Latino; nutrition; obesity; opinion poll; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIGRATION; OBESITY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MARKETING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 80053308884     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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