Environmental influences on children's physical activity and eating habits in a rural oregon county

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Findholt, Nancy E ^a   Michael, Yvonne L ^a   Jerofke, Linda J ^b   Brogoitti, Victoria W ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Union County Commission on Children and Families   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Environment; Health focus: Physical activity and nutrition; Nutrition; Obesity; Outcome measure: Environmental characteristics; Physical activity; Prevention research. Manuscript format: Research; Research purpose: Community assessment; Rural health; Setting: Local communities and schools; Strategy: Built and social environment; Study design: Qualitative and field observation; Target population circumstances: Rural location; Target population: Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD WELFARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OREGON; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857417697     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100622-QUAL-210     Document Type: Article

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