Obesity Research

Rutgers College of Nursing professor will examine Latinas' attitudes towards exercise

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 7th, 2006

A Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member, Karen T. D'Alonzo, has been awarded a three-year $274,104 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health to conduct two studies examining young Latinas' attitudes toward physical activity.

The first study will examine the attitudes and beliefs of young Latinas with regard to physical activity using a focus group-type methodology known as "culture circles." The second study will use this information to develop and test a pilot physical activity intervention for Latinas, according to D'Alonzo, assistant professor at the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-12-07)

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