Finding Common Ground: Perspectives on Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 826-834

  Porter, Christine M ^a   Pelletier, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

child adolescent health; chronic disease; community assessment; community organization; obesity; planning and evaluation; program; public health laws policies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK; OBESITY; PARENTING; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868017944     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839911405844     Document Type: Article

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