Costs of implementing and maintaining comprehensive school health: The case of the Annapolis valley health promoting schools program

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 451-454

  Ohinmaa, Arto ^a   Langille, Jessie Lee ^a   Jamieson, Stuart ^b   Whitby, Caroline ^c   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Annapolis Valley Regional School Board   (Canada)

^c Annapolis Valley Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Nutrition; Physical activity; Public health; School health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NOVA SCOTIA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 84855532008     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404198     Document Type: Review

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