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Rye, James; Tompkins, Nancy O'Hara; McClure, Darlene; Aleshire, Jacqueline – Rural Educator, 2008
Schools are an important resource in combating the physical inactivity and obesity epidemics in rural economically depressed areas. Through a University-community partnership, teachers and adolescents in a rural West Virginia county with one of the highest obesity rates in the state developed a school-based research intervention to increase…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities, Partnerships in Education