Associations Between Neighborhood-Level Factors Related to a Healthful Lifestyle and Dietary Intake, Physical Activity, and Support for Obesity Prevention Polices Among Rural Adults

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 276-284

  Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B ^a   Keyserling, Thomas C ^b   Johnston, Larry F ^c   Smith, Tosha W ^c,d   McGuirt, Jared T ^c,d   Evenson, Kelly R ^d   Rafferty, Ann P ^a   Gizlice, Ziya ^c   Garcia, Beverly A ^c   Ammerman, Alice S ^c,e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Geographic information systems (GIS); Neighborhood barriers; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84939878365     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9927-6     Document Type: Article

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