Lessons learned and insights from the implementation of a food and physical activity policy to prevent obesity in Mexican schools: An analysis of nationally representative survey results.
Obesity is a serious problem among children in Mexico. In 2010, the government implemented a national food and physical activity policy in elementary schools, to prevent obesity. The goal of this study is to assess the implementation of this policy, using the logic model from a descriptive survey wi...
Main Authors: | Florence L Théodore, Jessica E Moreno-Saracho, Anabelle Bonvecchio, María Del Carmen Morales-Ruán, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Nancy López-Olmedo, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Juan A Rivera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6019747?pdf=render |
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