The feasibility of an e-mail-delivered intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity behaviors in African American College Students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-117

  Mackey, Eleanor ^a   Schweitzer, Amy ^a,b   Hurtado, Maria Eugenia ^c   Hathway, Joanne ^a   Dipietro, Loretta ^d   Lei, Kai Y ^b   Klein, Catherine J ^e,f  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Howard Community College   (United States)

^f Principal and Co Founder   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; electronic intervention; health education; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; E-MAIL; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84923839131     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2014.990971     Document Type: Article

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