Youth advocacy for obesity prevention: The next wave of social change for health

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 497-505

  Millstein, Rachel A ^a   Sallis, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Ecological models; Environment; Nutrition; Physical activity; Policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MODEL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 84862837767     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0060-0     Document Type: Review

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