Formative Evaluation of AARP's Active for Life® Campaign to Improve Walking and Bicycling Environments in Two Cities

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-414

  Emery, James ^a   Crump, Carolyn ^a   Hawkins, Margaret ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b AARP   (United States)

Author keywords

built environment; older adults; physical activity; policy and environmental change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 38449112606     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839906292179     Document Type: Article

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