Open AccessDo Neighborhood Demographics Modify Walking Group Intervention Effectiveness in Urban Neighborhoods?
Author(s) -
Amy J. Schulz,
Graciela Mentz,
Jamila L. Kwarteng,
Barbara A. Israel,
Cindy Gamboa,
Sharon L. Sand,
Causandra Gaines,
Ángela Reyes,
Zachary Rowe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health promotion practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.483
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1552-6372
pISSN - 1524-8399
DOI - 10.1177/1524839916655081
Subject(s) - poverty , psychological intervention , demographics , gerontology , poverty level , medicine , intervention (counseling) , physical activity , demography , composition (language) , health equity , environmental health , public health , physical therapy , population , nursing , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
We assessed the effects of neighborhood composition on effectiveness of the Walk Your Heart to Health (WYHH) intervention in promoting physical activity and reducing cardiovascular risk (CVR) in low-to-moderate-income, predominantly non-Latino Black (NLB) and Latino communities.