American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , January 2010

State School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Environments and Youth Obesity

  • Marilyn S. Nanney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Marilyn S. Nanney, PhD, University of Minnesota, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 717 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55414
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  • Toben Nelson, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Melanie Wall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Tarek Haddad, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Martha Kubik, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Melissa Nelson Laska, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Mary Story, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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    Schematic diagram of the hybrid expert and empirical process used to create state obesity prevention–policy domains

    Schematic diagram of the hybrid expert and empirical process used to create state obesity prevention–policy domains

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    State-by-state overall scaled scores for food service and nutrition (top) and physical activity and education (bottom) policies

    State-by-state overall scaled scores for food service and nutrition (top) and physical activity and education (bottom) policies

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    Scatterplots of state-level percentage of obese youth aged 10–17 years versus overall scaled scores for food service and nutrition (left) and physical activity and education (right) policies. (States

    Scatterplots of state-level percentage of obese youth aged 10–17 years versus overall scaled scores for food service and nutrition (left) and physical activity and education (right) policies. (States are identified by 2-letter abbreviations.)

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00641-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.031

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , January 2010

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