An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: The Minnesota GEMS pilot study

Author(s): Story, Mary; Sherwood, Nancy E.; Himes, J. H. (John H.); Davis, Marsha; Jacobs, David R.; Cartwright, Yolanda; Smyth, Mary; Rochon, James;
Date Issued: 2003
Publisher(s): International Society on Hypertension in Blacks
Description: A presentation of findings on the development of an after school obesity prevention program for African-American girls in Minnesota, based on a sample of 54 8 to 10-year-old girls and their caregivers
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Journal Title: Ethnicity & Disease
Volume Number: 13
Issue Number: 1 Suppl. 1
Page Range: S54-S64
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Race/Ethnicity

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Health-Based Programs
Country: United States
States: MINNESOTA
ISSN: 1049-510X Unknown
Peer Reviewed: yes
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