The impact of state-level nutrition-education program funding on BMI: Evidence from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-78

  McGeary, Kerry Anne ^a,b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous effects; Heterogeneity; Nutrition education; Obesity; Price policy; United States

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRICING POLICY; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875243764     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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