Evaluation of the healthy schools program: Part I. Interim progress

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Beam, Margaret ^b   Ehrlich, Ginny ^c   Black, Jessica Donze ^c   Block, Audrey ^d   Leviton, Laura C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b RMC RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Alliance for a Healthier Generation   (United States)

^d PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; POVERTY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PLANNING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862327687     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110106     Document Type: Article

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