Neighborhoods, Schools and Obesity: The Potential for Place-Based Approaches to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Brian Elbel; Sean P. Corcoran; Amy Ellen Schwartz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157479

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Neighborhoods, Schools and Obesity: The Potential for Place-Based Approaches to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Brian Elbel ,

* E-mail: brian.elbel@nyumc.org

Affiliations New York University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, NY, United States of America, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY, United States of America
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Sean P. Corcoran,

Affiliation New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York, NY, United States of America
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Amy Ellen Schwartz

Affiliations Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY, United States of America, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York, NY, United States of America, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States of America
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Neighborhoods, Schools and Obesity: The Potential for Place-Based Approaches to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Brian Elbel,
Sean P. Corcoran,
Amy Ellen Schwartz

Published: June 16, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157479

About the Authors

Brian Elbel

* E-mail: brian.elbel@nyumc.org

Affiliations New York University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, NY, United States of America, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY, United States of America

Sean P. Corcoran

Affiliation New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York, NY, United States of America

Amy Ellen Schwartz

Affiliations Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY, United States of America, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York, NY, United States of America, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BE SC AS. Analyzed the data: BE SC AS. Wrote the paper: BE SC AS.

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