Children's healthy weight and the school environment
By: LEVINTON, Laura C
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, January 2008The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science 615, p. 38-55Abstract: As people became aware of the epidemic of childhood obesity, policy makers and public health practitioners called for the schools to change their environments to encourage healthy eating and increased physical activity. This article describes recent policy developments and clarifies what can and cannot be expected of schools based on existing and emerging evidence for prevention of childhood obesity
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As people became aware of the epidemic of childhood obesity, policy makers and public health practitioners called for the schools to change their environments to encourage healthy eating and increased physical activity. This article describes recent policy developments and clarifies what can and cannot be expected of schools based on existing and emerging evidence for prevention of childhood obesity
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