An asset-based community initiative to reduce television viewing in New York state

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 437-441

  Baker, Ida R ^a   Dennison, Barbara A ^a,b   Boyer, Penny S ^c   Sellers, Kathleen F ^a   Russo, Theresa J ^d   Sherwood, Nancy A ^e  

^a BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

^d State University   (United States)

^e Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative activities to television viewing; Asset based community development; Childhood obesity; Community action; Community outreach; Consumer participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEW YORK; OBESITY; TELEVISION;

EID: 34247846158     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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