A randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase the implementation of a healthy canteen policy in Australian primary schools: Study protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,c   Nathan, Nicole ^a,b,c   Williams, Christopher M ^a,b,c,d   Delaney, Tessa ^b   Reilly, Kathryn L ^b   Freund, Megan ^a,b,c   Gillham, Karen ^b   Sutherland, Rachel ^a,b,c   Bell, Andrew C ^a   Campbell, Libby ^a,b,c   Yoong, Serene ^b   Wyse, Rebecca ^a,c   Janssen, Lisa M ^a   Preece, Sarah ^b   Asmar, Melanie ^a   Wiggers, John ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^c HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canteens; Children; Healthy eating; Implementation; Nutrition; Policy; Schools

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS;

CHILD; DIET; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RESTAURANTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84908076767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-014-0147-3     Document Type: Article

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