Process evaluation of a walking programme delivered through the workplace in the South Pacific island Vanuatu

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 53-64

  Siefken, Katja ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a   Schulenkorf, Nico ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Physical activity; Research methods; Workplace

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VANUATU; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VANUATU; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84943145309     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975914539179     Document Type: Article

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