Evidence of Multi-Setting Approaches for Obesity Prevention: Translation to Best Practice

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 57-63

  de Silva Sanigorski, Andrea M ^a,b   Economos, Christina ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat reduction by promoting behavioral change; Community based participatory research (CBPR) initiatives; Community, definition race, socio economic status (SES); Community based intervention projects and obesity prevention; Community based obesity prevention benefits; Community based obesity prevention interventions, in children; Intervention activities practice recommendations; Multi setting approaches evidence for obesity prevention; Population behavior and economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885964882     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318517.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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