Creating a tipping point: Texas obesity policy actions in review, 2000-2010

Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-427

  Ory, Marcia G ^a   Nichols, Donna ^b   Dickerson, Justin B ^a   Madsen, Klaus Krøyer ^c   Dowdy, Diane M ^a   Menendez, Tiffni ^b   Miller, Camille ^d   Hoelscher, Deanna M ^b  

^a Texas A and M Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Population Health Institute of Texas   (United States)

^d Texas Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health partnerships; Community based participatory research; Health promotion; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; TEXAS;

EID: 84891340237     PISSN: 15570541     EISSN: 1557055X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2013.0044     Document Type: Article

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