Developing a measure of behavior change in a program to help low-income parents prevent unhealthful weight gain in children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Dickin, Katherine L ^a   Lent, Megan ^a   Lu, Angela H ^a   Sequeira, Joran ^b   Dollahite, Jamie S ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child overweight; Low incomepopulation; Nutrition education; Parenting practices; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84855716087     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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