Physical Activity and Nutrition among Immigrant and Refugee Women: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Wieland, Mark L ^a   Weis, Jennifer A ^a   Palmer, Tiffany ^b   Goodson, Miriam ^c   Loth, Sheena ^d   Omer, Fatuma ^e   Abbenyi, Adeline ^f   Krucker, Karen ^a   Edens, Kim ^a   Sia, Irene G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Alliance of Chicanos Hispanics and Latin Americans   (United States)

^d Rochester Cambodian Church of the Nazarene   (United States)

^e Multicultural Learning Center   (United States)

^f Rochester Area Family YMCA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFUGEE; SELF CONCEPT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MINNESOTA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES;

EID: 84857691622     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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