Community-Wide Youth Exercise Promotion: Long-Term Outcomes of the Minnesota Heart Health Program and the Class of 1989 Study.

Kelder, Steven H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ471794

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Publication Date: 1993

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Community-Wide Youth Exercise Promotion: Long-Term Outcomes of the Minnesota Heart Health Program and the Class of 1989 Study.

Kelder, Steven H.; And Others

Journal of School Health, v63 n5 p218-23 May 1993

Minnesota Heart Health Program involved a project to reduce cardiovascular disease via school-based physical activity and health promotion. Researchers took seven annual waves of measurements from sixth graders in intervention and control communities. Results indicate school behavioral education together with community strategies can produce lasting improvements in physical activity. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Cardiovascular System, Community Cooperation, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Health Behavior, Intermediate Grades, Longitudinal Studies, Physical Activity Level, School Community Relationship

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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