Addressing health disparities among African Americans: Using the stages of change model to document attitudes and decisions about nutrition and physical activity

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-17

  Paschal, Angelia M ^a   Lewis Moss, Rhonda K ^b   Sly, Jamilia ^b   White, Beverly J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Health and Wellness Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Attitudes; Black; Health behaviors; Stages of change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449114139     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9197-x     Document Type: Article

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