Worksite and communications-based promotion of a local walking path

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326-342

  Napolitano, Melissa A ^a,d   Lerch, Heather ^b   Papandonatos, George ^c   Marcus, Bess H ^a  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MassMutual Benefits Management Inc   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment and public health; Exercise; Health promotion; Intervention; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY; E-MAIL; EMPLOYEE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; WALKING; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHODE ISLAND; WALKING;

EID: 33745597861     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-006-9013-9     Document Type: Article

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