Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.

To determine the social perception on childhood overweight and obesity for the purpose of generating communication strategies that would prevent it through changes in behavior. A descriptive study using a qualitative research method that involved focus groups with children, teachers and parents. The...

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Main Authors: García González, Janet, Picazzo Palencia, Esteban, Cortés Hernández, Dora Elia, Silva Aguilar, Kabáh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/13587/1/2015%20Art%C3%ADculo_Horizonte%20Sanitario.pdf
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author García González, Janet
Picazzo Palencia, Esteban
Cortés Hernández, Dora Elia
Silva Aguilar, Kabáh
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description To determine the social perception on childhood overweight and obesity for the purpose of generating communication strategies that would prevent it through changes in behavior. A descriptive study using a qualitative research method that involved focus groups with children, teachers and parents. The type of analysis was argumentative. The study was conducted from January to May 2013 in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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spelling eprints-135872021-04-19T15:04:57Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/13587/ Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico. García González, Janet Picazzo Palencia, Esteban Cortés Hernández, Dora Elia Silva Aguilar, Kabáh Ciencias Sociales Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud To determine the social perception on childhood overweight and obesity for the purpose of generating communication strategies that would prevent it through changes in behavior. A descriptive study using a qualitative research method that involved focus groups with children, teachers and parents. The type of analysis was argumentative. The study was conducted from January to May 2013 in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco 2015-05 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/13587/1/2015%20Art%C3%ADculo_Horizonte%20Sanitario.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/13587/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/2015%20Art%C3%ADculo_Horizonte%20Sanitario.pdf García González, Janet y Picazzo Palencia, Esteban y Cortés Hernández, Dora Elia y Silva Aguilar, Kabáh (2015) Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico. Horizonte Sanitario, 14 (2). pp. 53-63. ISSN 2007-7479
spellingShingle Ciencias Sociales
Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
García González, Janet
Picazzo Palencia, Esteban
Cortés Hernández, Dora Elia
Silva Aguilar, Kabáh
Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.
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title Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.
title_full Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.
title_fullStr Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.
title_full_unstemmed Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.
title_short Social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in Nuevo León, Mexico.
title_sort social perception of childhood overweight and obesity to generate prevention strategies in nuevo leon mexico
topic Ciencias Sociales
Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
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