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Effects of a Mass Media Campaign to Increase Physical Activity Among Children: Year-1 R... - 1 views

  • August 1, 2005
  • Accepted May 9, 2005.
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      Currency = May 9, 2005
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  • effects of a mass media campaign on the levels of physical activity
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      Relevance: This article seeks to determine if mass media can lead to more awareness among children of physical activity. This parallels with our topic "mass media effects on youth."
  • *National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • nationally representative telephone survey of children 9 to 13 years of age
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      Accuracy: The information contained in the study comes from a telephone survey of children.
  • A significant positive relationship was detected between the level of awareness of VERB and weekly median sessions of free-time physical activity among the total population of 9- to 13-year-old youths
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      Purpose: The purpose of the article is to determine if the VERB mass media campaign can effectively increase awareness of physical activity. As awareness increased via the media campaign, physical activity also increased.
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    This research article seeks to determine if a mass media campaign can effectively increase physical activity among children. The VERB campaign and child-focused advertising promoting physical activity achieved high levels of awareness amongst youth.
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