Active living collaboratives in the United States: Understanding characteristics, activities, and achievement of environmental and policy change

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Litt, Jill S ^a   Reed, Hannah L ^a   Tabak, Rachel G ^b   Zieff, Susan G ^c   Eyler, Amy A ^c   Lyn, Rodney ^d   Goins, Karin Valentine ^e   Gustat, Jeanette ^f   Tompkins, Nancy O'Hara ^g  

^a Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876192199     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.120162     Document Type: Article

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