Residential summer camp: A new venue for nutrition education and physical activity promotion

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ventura, Alison K ^a   Garst, Barry A ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Camp Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Healthy eating; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Residential summer camps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CAMPING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SUMMER; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAMPING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878010195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-64     Document Type: Article

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