# overview
Access to and physical activity promotion within underserved communities and communities of color, through community based research, asset mapping, and GIS analysis.

Research regarding physician-based physical activity counseling, prescription and referral, and youth engagement and empowerment to combat disparities in physical activity and health.

Linkages between community, clinic, and church, and the role public health practitioners play to leverage resources between them all

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University of California Los Angeles - (Los Angeles, California, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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University of Miami - (Coral Gables, Florida, United States)

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Proposal Defense: Access to Physical Activity for Low-Income and Ethnic Minority Communities

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Physical activity training in US medical schools: Preparing future physicians to engage in primary prevention.

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Shared-Use Decisions Among Administrators of Physical Activity Facilities in Pasadena, TX.

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Youth Sports and Physical Activity: Innovative Perspectives on the Role of Health Care Professionals.

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Implementation of Lifestyle Modification Program Focusing on Physical Activity and Dietary Habits in a Large Group, Community-Based Setting.

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FOGO WELLNESS: PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION THROUGH A COMMUNITY-BASED LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION PROGRAM

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A Current Assessment of Physical Activity Training within Medical School

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Increasing Access to Physical Activity Within Low Income and Diverse Communities: A Systematic Review.

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Dissertation Defense: Access to physical activity in low-income communities and communities of color

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iNosotros corremos, nosotros jugamos! [we run, we play!]: Children's perceptions of physical activity in Mexican-origin border communities

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Texas A&M Health Science Center; Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences; 1266 TAMUS