Lost in translation? Theory, policy and practice in systems-based environmental approaches to obesity prevention in the Healthy Towns programme in England

Health and Place

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-66

  Sautkina, Elena ^a   Goodwin, Denise ^a   Jones, Andy ^b   Ogilvie, David ^c,d   Petticrew, Mark ^a   White, Martin ^e,f   Cummins, Steven ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Complex systems; Environment; Obesity; Policy translation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84903148063     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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