Changes in local school policies and practices in washington state after an unfunded physical activity and nutrition mandate

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Boles, Myde ^a   Dilley, Julia A ^a   Dent, Clyde ^a   Elman, Miriam R ^b   Duncan, Susan C ^c   Johnson, Donna B ^d  

^a OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OREGON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865249139     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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