Development and implementation of baltimore healthy eating zones: A youth-targeted intervention to improve the urban food environment

Health Education Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 732-744

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Dennisuk, Lauren A ^a   Christiansen, Karina ^a   Bhimani, Roshni ^a   Johnson, Antoinette ^a   Alexander, Eleanore ^a   Lee, Matthew ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^a   Rowan, Megan ^a   Coutinho, Anastasia J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COOKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COOKING; FOOD HABITS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATION; PEER GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84884479279     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt066     Document Type: Article

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