A socioecological framework to understand weight-related issues in Aboriginal children in Canada

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Willows, Noreen D ^a   Hanley, Anthony J G ^b   Delormier, Treena ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project Research Team   (Canada)

^d Tionhnhehkwen Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Built environment; Children; Colonization; History; Interventions; Obesity; Socioecological framework

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INUITS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84856573679     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H11-128     Document Type: Review

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