Strength and Comprehensiveness of District School Wellness Policies Predict Policy Implementation at the School Level

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 262-267

  Schwartz, Marlene B ^a   Henderson, Kathryn E ^a   Falbe, Jennifer ^b   Novak, Sarah A ^c   Wharton, Christopher M ^d   Long, Michael W ^b   O'Connell, Meghan L ^a   Fiore, Susan S ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Family Services and Adult Education ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition and diet; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CONNECTICUT; DIET; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84860659788     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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