200Wednesday, April 1, 2009
10:30 AM-11:45 AMTampa Convention Center:7-8
Free Communication: Physical Activity Across Racial, Ethnic, and National Groups
This oral presentation session features sociocultural and health research focusing on physical activity and sport across racial and ethnic groups.
Keyword(s): exercise/fitness/physical activity, multiculturalism/cultural diversity, research
Presider: Louis Harrison, University of Texas–Austin, Austin, TX
Speakers:
Cowboys of Color: The Perceived Sociocultural Significance of U2 Rodeo
Demetrius W. Pearson, University of Houston, Houston, TX and Eddie T. C. Lam, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Physical Activity and Overweight Disparities in Guamanian and Palauan Adolescents
Charles “Chuck” Morgan, Nathan Murata and Julienne Maeda, University of Hawaii–Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Correlates of Physical Activity Among Asian and African Americans
Tim Bungum, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV and Maria Azzarelli, Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas, NV
Comparisons of Grade Point Average, Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Well Being Across Ethnicity
Hyun-Kyoung Oh1, Stephen Kinzey1, Hosung So1, Shannon Siegel1, Dong-Hwa Chung1, Sook-Young Hwang1, Soojin Yoo2 and Cheon-Taik Son3, (1)California State University–San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, (2)University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, (3)University of Incheon, Nam-gu, Incheon, South Korea

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