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Physical Education and General Health Courses and Minority Community College Student Risk Levels for Poor Health and Leisure-Time Exercise Patterns
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Sullivan, Sally L.; Keating, Xiaofen Deng; Chen, Li; Guan, Jianmin; Delzeit-McIntyre, Linda; Bridges, Dwan – College Student Journal, 2008
College education is the last opportunity to educate a large segment of young adults to be physically active and develop a healthy lifestyle. This study examined minority community college student risks for cardiovascular disease, physical activity (PA) patterns, and effects of physical education and general health courses on promoting PA.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Education, Health Promotion, Body Composition
Service Learning: Education through Action
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Andres, Frederick F.; Lang, Janell B.; Lovejoy, Robin – Community College Journal, 2004
Funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is not typically associated with community colleges. Inequities in access to health care and a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have created an opportunity for a partnership…
Descriptors: Health Education, Community Colleges, Hospitals, Access to Health Care