Bridging research and policy to address childhood obesity among border hispanics a pilot study

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2013, Pages

  Mier, Nelda ^a   Smith, Matthew Lee ^a,d   Irizarry, David ^a   Carrillo Zuniga, Genny ^a   Lee, Chanam ^b   Trevino, Laura ^c   Ory, Marcia G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lower Rio Grande Valley Colonias Program Center for Housing and Urban Development College of Architecture   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFE STYLE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882974112     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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