Evidence of the adoption and implementation of a statewide childhood obesity prevention initiative in the New York State WIC Program: The NY Fit WIC process evaluation

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 281-291

  Sekhobo, Jackson P ^a   Egglefield, Katherine ^a   Edmunds, Lynn S ^a   Shackman, Gene ^a  

^a Evaluation and Analysis Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW YORK; OBESITY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84858685336     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr100     Document Type: Article

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