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Nice to Your Heart: A Pilot Community-Based Intervention to Improve Heart Health Behaviours in Urban Residents
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Carter, Stephanie R.; Walker, Alia; Abdul-Latif, Safiyah; Maurer, Laurie; Masunungure, Daniel; Tedaldi, Ellen; Patterson, Freda – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Efforts to improve cardiovascular health among adult African American populations, particularly through organised physical activity, have met with limited success. This study pilot-tested a novel soul line dancing and nutrition education programme ("Nice to Your Heart") that was designed and implemented as part of an academic…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Pilot Projects, Community Programs, Intervention
Americans and the Arts: A 1984 Survey of Public Opinion Conducted for Philip Morris, Inc. Study No. 831011.
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1984
A national telephone survey of 1,504 adult Americans was conducted to determine the role that the arts play in their lives. Overall, results show that the arts are an indispensable part of the mainstream of American life. A shortage of leisure time causes people to be selective about their leisure time commitments. Despite this, arts attendance…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Attendance, Cultural Activities, Cultural Centers
Americans and the Arts 1984: Highlights from a Nationwide Survey of Public Opinion.
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1984
Highlights of a nationwide public opinion survey concerning the interest and involvement of Americans in the arts are summarized. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,504 adults. Results showed that the arts are indisputably a part of the mainstream of American life. Because Americans have limited leisure time, the arts must increasingly…
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Attendance, Cultural Activities