Identifying and Assessing Interests and Concerns of Priority Populations for Work-Site Programs to Promote Physical Activity

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-78

  Phipps, Etienne ^a   Madison, Nora ^b   Pomerantz, Sherry C ^c   Klein, Mary G ^a  

^a EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Einstein Center for Urban Health Policy and Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers to exercise; employee health promotion; motivation to exercise; physical activity; work environment interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77649201841     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908318165     Document Type: Article

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