200 Free Communication: Physical Activity Across Racial, Ethnic, and National Groups

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: 10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Tampa Convention Center: 7-8
Presider: Louis Harrison, University of TexasAustin, Austin, TX
This oral presentation session features sociocultural and health research focusing on physical activity and sport across racial and ethnic groups.
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 HawaiiManoa, Honolulu, HI
Correlates of Physical Activity Among Asian and African Americans
Tim Bungum, University of NevadaLas 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 UniversitySan Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, (2)University of NevadaLas Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, (3)University of Incheon, Nam-gu, Incheon, South Korea
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