The Need for Culturally-Tailored Smartphone Applications for Weight Control

Background: Approximately 35% of U.S. adults are obese, and this rate is expected to increase by almost 50% by 2030. New media such as smartphone applications (apps) provide a useful and low-cost way to disseminate weight control information. For many culturally distinctive population subgroups, how...

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Main Authors: Stephen Coughlin, Dale Hardy, Lee Caplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol5/iss3/6