Process Evaluation and Participatory Methods in an Obesity-Prevention Media Campaign for Mexican Americans

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-357

  Reininger, Belinda M ^a   Barroso, Cristina S ^a   Mitchell Bennett, Lisa ^a   Cantu, Ethel ^a   Fernandez, Maria E ^b   Gonzalez, Dora Alicia ^c   Chavez, Marge ^a   Freeberg, Diamantina ^a   McAlister, Alfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; community based participatory research; media campaign; Mexican Americans; nutrition; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; TEXAS;

EID: 78049360460     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908321486     Document Type: Article

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