Developing a Comprehensive Youth Obesity Initiative for the State of Virginia

Developing a Comprehensive Youth Obesity Initiative for the State of Virginia

The 2009 Virginia General Assembly Session unanimously voted to change the legislation governing the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation to create the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) and incorporate childhood overweight and obesity prevention and reduction in its mission. In order t...

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Main Author:	Thompson, Jennifer
Format:	Others
Published:	VCU Scholars Compass 2009
Subjects:	Childhood obesity assessment overweight Virginia ecological perspective Epidemiology Medicine and Health Sciences Public Health
Online Access:	http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1987 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2986&context=etd

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