Advocating for Environmental Changes to Increase Access to Parks: Engaging Promotoras and Youth Leaders

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 759-766

  Arredondo, Elva ^a   Mueller, Kristin ^b   Mejia, Elizabeth ^a   Rovira Oswalder, Tanya ^c   Richardson, Dana ^c   Hoos, Tracy ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b San Diego University   (United States)

^c Healthy Eating Active Communities   (United States)

Author keywords

active living; built environment; environmental change; physical activity; policy change

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING; ACTIVE LIVING; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HISPANIC; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY CHANGE;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

ACTIVE LIVING; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY CHANGE;

EID: 84879568950     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839912473303     Document Type: Article

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