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Active for Life: A Work-based Physical Activity Program

BACKGROUND: The American Cancer Society's Active for Life is a worksite wellness program that encourages employees to be physically active. This paper reports the experience of implementing Active for Life in a worksite setting and its longer-term impact on physical activity. CONTEXT: The Activ...

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Autores principales:	Green, Beverly B, Cheadle, Allen, Pellegrini, Adam S, Harris, Jeffrey R
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Materias:	Community Case Study
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1955394/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17572967

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