The Effect of a Weight Gain Prevention Intervention on Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity among Black Women: The Shape Program

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Examines if an effective weight gain prevention intervention, called the Shape Program, increased moderate to vigorous physical activity among overweight or obese African American women in rural North Carolina. Includes participant characteristics for the initial and 12 month assessment by age, education, poverty level, marital status, number of children in the household, employment status, and more.

Mary L. Greaney, Sandy Askew, Sherrie F. Wallington, et al.

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14, 139

2017

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Black or African American · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Women · North Carolina