Physical Activity Promotion Among Underserved Adolescents: “Make It Fun, Easy, and Popular”

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3_suppl, 2010, Pages 79S-87S

  Louise Bush, Paula ^a   Laberge, Suzanne ^b   Laforest, Sophie ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

low socioeconomic status; multiethnic; school; social marketing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77956204427     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908329117     Document Type: Article

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