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June 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., evaluated the extent to which Choose To Move and Jump Start, two print-based self-help interventions, increased physical activity among sedentary women.
October 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Strategies for Creating a More Active Society
December 26, 2010 | Story
According to Johnson Dias, the presence of poverty, racism and crime is a daily disaster in these neighborhoods. "Public safety here is a heath issue," she says. "You can't keep your child physically active if you are concerned your child might die."
April 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2002, researchers at seven universities expanded a CDC-funded study about the factors that affect the physical activity levels of racially and ethnically diverse women.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Nursing developed a 12-week computer-based interactive intervention to encourage adolescent girls to be more physically active, and tested it among girls in two low-income areas.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
From January 2000 through June 2002, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the factors that promote physical activity among rural African-American women in Wilcox County, Ala.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2005, the Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan created an Active Living patch to promote the importance of active living.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
From 2000 to 2005, staff at the Black Women's Health Imperative created and implemented an online version of a self-help fitness program for African-American women called Walking for Wellness.