Effectiveness of a multi-strategy intervention in increasing the implementation of vegetable and fruit breaks by Australian primary schools: A non-randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nathan, Nicole ^a,b,c,d   Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,c,d   Bell, Andrew C ^b   Wyse, Rebecca ^a,b,c   Morgan, Philip J ^e   Butler, Michelle ^a,b,c   Sutherland, Rachel ^a,b,c   Milat, Andrew J ^f   Hector, Debra ^g   Wiggers, John ^a,b,c,d  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f NSW Ministry of Health   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dissemination; Fruit; Implementation; Intervention; Primary schools; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET; EVALUATION; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SCHOOL; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84864803956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-651     Document Type: Article

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