Development of an ESL Curriculum to Educate Chinese Immigrants about Physical Activity

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-387

  Taylor, Victoria M ^a,b   Cripe, Swee May ^a,b   Acorda, Elizabeth ^a   Teh, Chong ^c   Coronado, Gloria ^a,b   Do, Hoai ^a   Woodall, Erica ^a   Hislop, T Gregory ^c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrants; English as a second language (ESL); Health education; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DIGESTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORTH AMERICA; PEER PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 45849140830     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9085-3     Document Type: Article

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