Are Farm-to-School Programs More Common in States With Farm-to-School-Related Laws?

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 210-216

  Schneider, Linda ^a   Chriqui, Jamie ^a   Nicholson, Lisa ^a   Turner, Lindsey ^a   Gourdet, Camille ^a   Chaloupka, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary schools; Farm to school program; Fruits and vegetables; State law

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; LEGAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD SUPPLY; LOGISTIC MODELS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859748418     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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