Impact of Policy Environment Characteristics on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors of Children Attending Afterschool Programs

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 296-304

  Beets, Michael W ^a   Huberty, Jennifer ^b   Beighle, Aaron ^c   Moore, Justin B ^a   Webster, Collin ^d   Ajja, Rahma ^a   Weaver, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

community; moderate to vigorous physical activity; obesity; out of school time

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MODERATE-TO-VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY; MODERATE-TO-VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME;

ACTIGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; NEBRASKA; PUBLIC POLICY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84878175039     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198112459051     Document Type: Article

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