An ecological and theoretical deconstruction of a school-based obesity prevention program in Mexico

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Safdie, Margarita ^a,b   Cargo, Margaret ^c   Richard, Lucie ^d   Lévesque, Lucie ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Nutrition policy; Physical activity; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEXICO; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; STUDENT; TEACHER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY;

CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEXICO; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84905979853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0103-2     Document Type: Article

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