Assessment of the School Nutrition Environment: A Study in Australian Primary School Canteens

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 215-222

  Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b,c   Nathan, Nicole K ^a,b,c   Wyse, Rebecca J ^b,c   Preece, Sarah J ^a   Williams, Christopher M ^a,b,c,d   Sutherland, Rachel L ^a,b,c   Wiggers, John H ^a,b,c   Delaney, Tessa M ^a   Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,c  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PURCHASING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FOOD LABELING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; SCHOOLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84937517224     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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