Disparities persist in nutrition policies and practices in minnesota secondary schools

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 419-425.e3

  Caspi, Caitlin E ^a   Davey, Cynthia ^b   Nelson, Toben F ^b   Larson, Nicole ^b   Kubik, Martha Y ^c   Coombes, Brandon ^b   Nanney, Marilyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; Health disparities; Nutrition related policies; Rural health; Secondary schools

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; STUDENT; SUBURBAN POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; NUTRITION POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SNACKS; STUDENTS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84923220402     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.08.029     Document Type: Article

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