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Child Care Mealtime and Active Play Partnerships (Child Care MAPP): Evaluation of a Training Resource Web Site for Enhancing Nutrition Education Communication

Published:June 24, 2013DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2013.04.267
Child Care Mealtime and Active Play Partnerships (Child Care MAPP): Evaluation of a Training Resource Web Site for Enhancing Nutrition Education Communication
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      Child care settings have been deemed an appropriate channel for early childhood obesity intervention,
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      Preventing obesity among preschool children: how can child-care settings promote healthy eating and physical activity? Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/reports/2011/rwjf71500. Accessed June 6, 2013.

      but trainings related to child feeding and active play are less common.

      Early childhood obesity prevention policies: goals, recommendations, and potential actions. Institute of Medicine Report. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Early-Childhood-Obesity-Prevention-Policies.aspx. Accessed June 10, 2013.

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      Published online: June 24, 2013

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      The third author of this article (Johnson) served on the JNEB staff as Associate Editor. Review of this article was handled, exclusively, by the Editor-in-Chief to minimize conflict of interest.

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