Systematic review of the relationship between childcare educators' practices and preschoolers' physical activity and eating behaviours

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1055-1070

  Ward, S ^a   Belanger M ^a   Donovan, D ^a   Carrier, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childcare centre; Childcare educator; Eating behaviour; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DAY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSERY SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FACULTY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

EID: 84947869926     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12315     Document Type: Review

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