A community-driven approach to identifying "winnable" policies using the centers for disease control and prevention's common community measures for obesity prevention

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Pitts, Stephanie B Jilcott ^a   Whetstone, Lauren M ^b   Wilkerson, Jean R ^c   Smith Ammerman, Tosha W ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eat Smart Move More   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869049044     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110195     Document Type: Article

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