Improvement in primary school adherence to the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy in 2007 and 2010

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 89-92

  Hills, Anne ^a   Nathan, Nicole ^b,c,d,e   Robinson, Keira ^f   Fox, Danushka ^f   Wolfenden, Luke ^b,d,e  

^a Hunter New England Local Health District   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f Centre for Population Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

food service; policy; school nutrition

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FOOD SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84938820644     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE14098     Document Type: Article

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