Impact of a youth advocacy policy, systems and environmental change program for physical activity on perceptions and beliefs By: Nisha D. Botchwey, Jasmine Jones-Bynes, Katie O’Connell, Rachel O’Connell, Anna J. Kim, and Terry L. Conway The Issue Programs to combat childhood obesity have grown in scope over the past decade, …
Electronic Devices as Correlates of Sedentary Behavior and Screen Time Among Diverse Low-Income Adolescents During the School Year and Summer Time By: James F. Sallis, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, Carrie Geremia, Edith Bonilla, Chad Spoon, University of California San Diego Since 2001 the American Academy of Pediatrics has …
Differences in child physical activity levels at rural Play Streets due to activity type and sex By: Tyler M. Prochnow, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, and Christina N. Bridges Hamilton from Baylor University; and Keshia M. Pollack Porter from Johns Hopkins University Physical activity is linked with promoting health and preventing …
Parental preference for part attributes related to children’s use of parks in low-income, racial/ethnic diverse neighborhoods By: Scott Ogletree, Jing Huei Huang, Claudia Alberico, Myron F. Floyd, and J Aaron Hipp, North Carolina State University; Oriol Marquet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Parks can be an important place for children’s physical …