Physical Activity and Dietary Interventions for Adolescent African Americans in Mississippi
African American (AA) adolescents have higher rates of obesity than many other ethnic groups, which increases their risk for obesity-related diseases. Culturally sensitive obesity preventive interventions have been unsuccessful, resulting in a steady increase of obesity among AA adolescents. AA adol...
Main Author: | Hart Robinson, Tanga Deson |
---|---|
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
Published: |
ScholarWorks
2019
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7806 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9079&context=dissertations |
Similar Items
-
College choice in Mississippi : social, cultural, and political factors that influenced college choice for African American women in Mississippi, 1962-2002
by: Lamb, Wendy McDonald
Published: (2014) -
Against the law: violence, crime, state repression, and black resistance in Jim Crow Mississippi
by: Berrey, Stephen Andrew
Published: (2008) -
Optimistic Bias, Risk Factors, and Development of High Blood Pressure and Obesity among African American Adolescents in Mississippi (USA)
by: Monique S. White, et al.
Published: (2017-02-01) -
Cultural Perspectives on African American Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior in Central Mississippi
by: Smith, Debra Suzette
Published: (2018) -
DIETARY HABITS, PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CARE-GIVERS OF OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
by: Larissa Soares Mariz, et al.
Published: (2014-12-01)