Peer Mentoring Is Associated With Positive Change in Physical Activity and Aerobic Fitness of Grades 4, 5, and 6 Students in the Heart Healthy Kids Program

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 803-811

  Spencer, Rebecca A ^a   Bower, Jenna ^a,b   Kirk, Sara F L ^a   Hancock Friesen, Camille ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

behavior change; child adolescent health; health promotion; physical activity exercise

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD; DEVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STUDENT; TEACHER;

CANADA; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84910031368     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839914530402     Document Type: Article

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