"Eat Healthy, Stay Active!": A coordinated intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity among Head Start parents, staff, and children

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Herman, Ariella ^a   Nelson, Bergen B ^b   Teutsch, Carol ^a   Chung, Paul J ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Head Start; Health education; Health Promotion; Nutrition; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Preschool; Prevention research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84866492812     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.110412-QUAN-157     Document Type: Article

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