Health-education policy interface: the implementation of the Eat Well Be Active policies in schools

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 991-1013

  Leow, Anthony Chee Siong ^a   Macdonald, Doune ^a   Hay, Peter ^a   McCuaig, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bernstein; Health and physical education; Obesity; Policy implementation; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907462987     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2012.737777     Document Type: Article

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