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Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek; Schwingel, Andiara – Quest, 2009
In this paper we focus our attention on an examination of the four-step process adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its systematic campaign to promote physically active lifestyles by older adults across the 193 WHO member states. The four steps adopted by the WHO include (1) Building Consensus Among Professionals; (2) Educating the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Health Personnel, Public Health
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Read, Jen'nan Ghazal; Emerson, Michael O. – Social Forces, 2005
The United States' black/white health gap is an important consequence of racial inequality. The gap is large, shows little signs of declining, and explanations have been limited by lack of theory and data. A new direction that offers potential for theoretical development is a focus on black immigrants, a group that shares the same racial status as…
Descriptors: African Americans, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Immigrants