The Effects of a School-Based Intervention on the Physical Activity Behaviors of Latino High School Students

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dc.contributor.advisorBalcazar, Hector
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLurie, Sue
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMorrow, James R.
dc.creatorPena, Eva
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:54:14Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:54:14Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-15T14:12:06-07:00
dc.description.abstractPena, Eva, The Effects of a School-Based Intervention on the Physical Activity Behaviors of Latino High School Students. Master of Public Health (Community Health), May 2004, 66 pp., 5 tables, 2 illustrations, 6 titles. The study was to determine if a culturally appropriate school-based intervention increases self-reported levels of physical activity (PA) in 9th grade Latinos. A culturally appropriate intervention could help Latino youth adopt and maintain PA. Students from two primarily Latino schools served as subjects. Experimental students received a modified form of Salud Para Su Corazon, a Latino community-based cardiovascular health initiative. Questions from CDC’s YRBSS were used to measure PA changes. A 3-way mixed model ANOVA was used investigate the effect of pre-post, treatment, and gender on self-reported days of participation in moderate (M) and vigorous (V) PA. Students reported increased M and V PA at the post-test compared to the pre-test. The experimental students tended to report greater increases in V PA following intervention compared to controls. Males reported higher levels of V PA than females. Results suggest some potential effect on student PA behaviors as a result of the intervention.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27236
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectHealth Communication
dc.subjectLatin American Studies
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectRace and Ethnicity
dc.subjectSchool Psychology
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectLatino high school students
dc.subjectcardiovascular health initiative
dc.subjectschool-based intervention
dc.titleThe Effects of a School-Based Intervention on the Physical Activity Behaviors of Latino High School Students
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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