Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Physical Activity Behavior Among Elementary School Personnel: Baseline Results from the ACTION! Worksite Wellness Program

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 410-416

  Webber, Larry S ^a   Rice, Janet C ^a   Johnson, Carolyn C ^a   Rose, Donald ^a   Srinivasan, Sathanur R ^a   Berenson, Gerald S ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee health promotion; Physical fitness and sport; Research

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ACCELERATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84865292702     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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