The devil is in the details: Development of policy and procedure in the Battle River Project

Health Education Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-38

  Gleddie, Doug L ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

health promoting schools; healthy eating; healthy school policy; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84856150175     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910383557     Document Type: Article

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