What role can child-care settings play in obesity prevention?: A review of the evidence and call for research efforts

Author(s): Larson, Nicole; Ward, Dianne S.; Neelon, Sara E. Benjamin; Story, Mary;
Date Issued: September, 2011
Description: A review of literature published January 2000 through July 2010 on practices and policies on healthy eating and physical activity in center- and home-based child care environments in the United States
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Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Healthy Eating Research Program
Journal Title: Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Volume Number: 111
Issue Number: 9
Page Range: 1343-1362
Topics: Child Care & Early Education Quality

Service Delivery > Health, Mental Health & Safety
ISSN: 0002-8223 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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