African American preschool children's physical activity levels in Head Start

Author(s): Shen, Bo; Reinhart-Lee, Tamara; Janisse, Heather; Brogan, Kathryn; Danford, Cynthia; Jen, Kai-Lin Catherine
Date Issued: June, 2012
Description: A description of the physical activity levels of children attending Head Start programs, and a determination of the extent to which the children's physical activity varied by age of child, gender, morning or afternoon class time, and Head Start site location, based on data from 158 4- and 5-year-old children at 6 Head Start program sites in a Midwestern metropolitan area in the United States
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Journal Title: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Volume Number: 83
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 168-174
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Physical Development & Growth
Country: United States
ISSN: 0270-1367 Paper
0364-9857 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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