Project FIT: A School, Community and Social Marketing Intervention Improves Healthy Eating Among Low-Income Elementary School Children

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 815-826

  Alaimo, Katherine ^a   Carlson, Joseph J ^c   Pfeiffer, Karin A ^b   Eisenmann, Joey C ^c   Paek, Hye Jin ^d   Betz, Heather H ^e   Thompson, Tracy ^f   Wen, Yalu ^g   Norman, Gregory J ^h  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St John Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^e ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based health promotion; Diet; Nutrition; School intervention; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84956923013     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0005-5     Document Type: Article

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