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Promoting Physical Activity in Black Children and Adolescents: Intervention Strategies Health Practitioners Have Put into Play

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Obesity among USA’s youth is reaching epidemic proportions. Increase sedentary lifestyles, improper nutrition habits, and the lack of physical activity are contributors to this rise in obesity levels among young. This chapter reviews the physical activity intervention strategies health practitioners have used to promote healthier and active lifestyles among Black children and adolescents. It concludes that policy and multicomponent physical activity approaches that enhance family participation and take place in schools and after school programs are likely to be successful among Black youth and should be promoted.

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  1. Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    Raegan A. Tuff

  2. Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    Billy Hawkins

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    Anthony J. Lemelle

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    Wornie Reed

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    Sandra Taylor

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Tuff, R.A., Hawkins, B. (2011). Promoting Physical Activity in Black Children and Adolescents: Intervention Strategies Health Practitioners Have Put into Play. In: Lemelle, A., Reed, W., Taylor, S. (eds) Handbook of African American Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9616-9_4

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