Culturally competent interventions to address obesity among african american and latino children and youth

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-128

  Suarez Balcazar, Yolanda ^a   Friesema, Jennifer ^a   Lukyanova, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cultural competence; Latinos; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878443352     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2013.785644     Document Type: Article

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