Rural Disparities in the distribution of policies that support healthy eating in US secondary schools

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1062-1068

  Nanney, Marilyn S ^a   Davey, Cynthia S ^b   Kubik, Martha Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food policy; Rural disparities; School nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD POLICY; FRUIT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MARKETING; OBESITY; RURAL DISPARITIES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL NUTRITION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

FOOD POLICY; RURAL DISPARITIES; SCHOOL NUTRITION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84880650777     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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