Start small, dream big: Experiences of physical activity in public spaces in Colombia

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue , 2017, Pages S41-S50

  Díaz del Castillo, Adriana ^a,b   González, Silvia Alejandra ^b   Ríos, Ana Paola ^b   Páez, Diana C ^b   Torres, Andrea ^c   Díaz, María Paula ^b   Pratt, Michael ^d   Sarmiento, Olga L ^b  

^a Salud Transversal   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombia; Community programs; Physical activity; Program sustainability; Public space; Scaling up

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ADVOCACY GROUP; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAINING; CAPACITY BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECREATION; SANITATION;

ADULT; CAPACITY BUILDING; COLOMBIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION;

EID: 84994877382     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.08.028     Document Type: Article

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