Physical activity promotion has received increasing attention globally due to the
considerable benefits of regular activity for population health and well-being. In Saudi …

Background Using community-based participatory research (CBPR) as a guiding framework,
a faith-based diet, nutrition and physical activity intervention for African Americans was …

Background The creative arts–music, film, visual arts, dance, theatre, spoken word,
literature, among others–are gradually being recognised as effective health promotion tools …

Objectives: Métis, with a population of close to 390,000 people, are a culturally distinct and
constitutionally recognized Aboriginal group in Canada that suffers from poorer overall …

Ecologic models suggest that multiple levels of influencing factors are important for
determining physical activity participation and include individual, social, and environmental …

Objective: To examine physical activity among participants in the Wellness for African
Americans Through Churches (WATCH) project. Methods: Both focus group and survey …

The purpose of this study is to qualitatively identify environmental characteristics that act as
barriers and facilitators of physical activity among urban African-American adolescents—a …

Interventions to promote physical activity participation should reflect social and culturally
relevant influences of the target demographic. The aim of this study was to explore …

Culturally grounded after-school programs (ASPs) aim to promote health and well-being
among Indigenous youth. Native Spirit is a 10-session ASP that focuses on local cultural …

Background: As the obesity epidemic expands to include younger Americans, there is
greater need to understand youth experiences and to identify innovative strategies to …