Strategies for Achieving Healthy Energy Balance Among African Americans in the Mississippi Delta
IntroductionLow-income African Americans who live in rural areas of the Deep South are particularly vulnerable to diseases associated with unhealthy energy imbalance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suggested various physical activity strategies to achieve healthy energy bal...
Main Authors: | Groesbeck P. Parham, MD, Isabel C. Scarinci, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-10-01
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Series: | Preventing Chronic Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/oct/07_0076.htm |
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