Improving overweight among at-risk minority youth: Results of a pilot intervention in after-school programs

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 12-24

  Slusser, Wendelin M ^a,b,c   Sharif, Mienah Z ^c   Erausquin, Jennifer Toller ^d   Kinsler, Janni J ^c   Collin, Daniel ^e   Prelip, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA Center for Healthier Children   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Chronic Disease and Injury Section   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

After school programs; Elementary school age children; Low income; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84878471117     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0111     Document Type: Article

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