Using a SWOT analysis to inform healthy eating and physical activity strategies for a remote first nations community in Canada

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Skinner, Kelly ^a   Hanning, Rhona M ^a   Sutherland, Celine ^b   Edwards Wheesk, Ruby ^c   Tsuji, Leonard J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ON   (Canada)

^c Attawapiskat Health Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Native americans; Nutrition; Physical activity; Prevention research; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 84865008256     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.061019136     Document Type: Article

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