A Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance Evaluation of Weekend Backpack Food Assistance Programs

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 511-520

  Shanks, Carmen Byker ^a   Harden, Samantha ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Food Security; Health focus: nutrition; Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: productivity; Prevention Research; Program; RE AIM; Research purpose: program evaluation; Setting: local community state; Strategy: policy; Study design: qualitative; Target population age: youth; Target population circumstances: income level

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; HUNGER; JUVENILE; MANAGER; MONTANA; NARRATIVE; PRIVACY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; STATISTICS; STUDENT; STUDY DESIGN; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROCEDURES;

FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HUNGER; MONTANA; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84988936213     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: 21686602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.140116-QUAL-28     Document Type: Article

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