Policy instruments used by states seeking to improve school food environments

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 222-229

  Shroff, Monal R ^a   Jones, Sonya J ^b   Frongillo, Edward A ^b   Howlett, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

FOOD; FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; FOOD SERVICES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; POLICY MAKING; SCHOOLS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857255067     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300338     Document Type: Article

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