Using childcare programs as a portal for changing the eating behaviors of young children

Author(s): Fiene, Richard;
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher(s): American Academy of Pediatrics
Description: Highlights of a study of the effects of a mentoring intervention for early childhood educators on the promotion of healthy eating behaviors and body weight for infants and toddlers in south central Pennsylvania, and a discussion of policy implications for the systemic fight against childhood obesity
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Editor(s): Birch, Leann L.; Dietz, William H.
Source: In L. Birch and W. Dietz (Eds.), Eating behaviors of the young child: Prenatal and postnatal influences on healthy eating (pp. 247-261), Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. Retrieved December 9, 2009, from the National Association for Regulatory Administration Web site: http://www.nara.affiniscape.com/associations/4734/files/Using%20Childcare%20Programs%20as%20a%20Portal%20for%20Changing%20the%20%20Eating%20Behaviors%20of%20Young%20Children.pdf
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Physical Development & Growth

Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > Training, Mentoring, & Apprenticeships
Country: United States
States: PENNSYLVANIA
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