Do school-based physical activity interventions increase or reduce inequalities in health?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-87

  Vander Ploeg, Kerry A ^a   Maximova, Katerina ^a   McGavock, Jonathan ^b   Davis, Wendy ^a   Veugelers, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Health promotion; Inequalities; Physical activity; School health

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; EDMONTON;

CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; INEQUALITIES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL HEALTH;

ALBERTA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84900521658     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.032     Document Type: Article

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