School-based obesity intervention associated with three year decrease in student weight status in a low-income school district

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 709-713

  Cadzow, Renee B ^a,b   Chambers, Meghan K ^a   Sandell, Angela M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body Mass Index; Body weight; Children; Obesity; Physical education and training; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POVERTY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW YORK; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POVERTY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943584846     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-9989-0     Document Type: Article

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