The Camp Setting for Promoting Youth Physical Activity: Systematic Observations of Summer Day Camps
The risk for youth obesity is higher during the summer than any other time of year. Summer day camps can be ideal settings for preventing obesity through reducing youth summer sedentary behaviors. However, little-to-no research has examined the role of camps for promoting youth physical activity (PA...
Main Authors: | Nicole Zarrett, Brittany Skiles, Carl Sorensen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2012-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Youth Development |
Online Access: | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/125 |
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