Swimming Upstream: Faculty and Staff Members From Urban Middle Schools in Low-Income Communities Describe Their Experience Implementing Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiatives

Swimming Upstream: Faculty and Staff Members From Urban Middle Schools in Low-Income Communities Describe Their Experience Implementing Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiatives

Introduction Addressing childhood overweight has become a top priority in the United States. Modification of school policies and practices has been used in an attempt to address the overweight epidemic among children and adolescents. Culturally diverse urban schools in low-income communities attemp...

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Main Authors: Katherine W. Bauer, SM, Aarti Patel, Lisa A. Prokop, S. Bryn Austin, ScD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-03-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
Subjects:
chronic disease
prevention
public health
middle schools
low-income
physical activity
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/apr/05_0113.htm

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