Urban Fitness Centers: Removing Barriers to Promote Exercise in Underserved Communities
| Autor: | Michael P. Johnson, Jennifer K Anderson, Grace Lefever, Paul Choitz, Arnold R Eiser, Zekarias Berhane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Gerontology Cross-sectional study MEDLINE Ethnic group Physical activity Medically Underserved Area Health Promotion Fitness Centers Overweight Health Services Accessibility Residence Characteristics Urban Health Services medicine Humans Obesity Exercise Minority Groups Philadelphia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Black or African American Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Female medicine.symptom Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 21:221-228 |
| ISSN: | 1548-6869 |
| Popis: | African Americans, women, the elderly, obese people, and those in underserved communities are less likely than others to participate in leisure-time physical activity. Mercy Catholic Medical Center opened two fitness centers in low-income, predominately minority Philadelphia neighborhoods. Obese/overweight women from ethnic minorities living in low-income neighborhoods participated most frequently. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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