Childhood obesity, corporate philanthropy and the creeping privatisation of health education

Critical Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 226-238

  Powell, Darren ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; corporations; governmentality; health education; neoliberalism; privatisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; LEGAL LIABILITY; OBESITY; PHILANTHROPY; PRIVATISATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL;

EID: 84897051721     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.846465     Document Type: Article

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