Neighborhood Eating and Activity Advocacy Teams (NEAAT): Engaging older adults in policy activities to improve food and physical environments

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-253

  Buman, Matthew P ^a,b   Winter, Sandra J ^a   Baker, Cathleen ^c   Hekler, Eric B ^a,b   Otten, Jennifer J ^a   King, Abby C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health Policy and Planning   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Food environment; Neighborhood assessment; Participatory research; Physical activity environment; Seniors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD EATING AND ACTIVITY ADVOCACY TEAM PROJECT; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870348853     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0100-9     Document Type: Article

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