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Taber, Daniel R.; Chriqui, Jamie F.; Chaloupka, Frank J. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: School district wellness policies designed to reduce obesity and promote student health and well-being often lack specific requirements or any mandate that schools comply with the policy. Researchers, educators, and policymakers have called for states to take an active role in shaping district policies. The objective of this study was…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Wellness, Well Being, Physical Activities
Powell, Lisa M.; Chaloupka, Frank J. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009
This study examines the relationship between child weight and fast food and fruit and vegetable prices and the availability of fast food restaurants, full-service restaurants, supermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores . We estimate cross-sectional and individual-level fixed effects (FE) models to account for unobserved individual-level…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Children, Body Composition, Economic Factors