Improvements in Heart Health Behaviors and Reduction in Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors in Urban Teenaged Girls Through a School-Based Intervention: The PATH Program
Marcia Bayne-Smith, DSW,
Paul S. Fardy, PhD,
Ann Azzollini, MS,
John Magel, PhD,
Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD and
Denise Agin, EdD
Marcia Bayne-Smith is with the Department of Urban Studies, Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), Flushing, New York. Paul S. Fardy, Ann Azzollini, and John R. Magel are with the Department of Family Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, New York. Kathryn H. Schmitz is with the Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Denise Agin is with the Department of Health and Physical Education, York CollegeCUNY, Jamaica, New York.
FIGURE 1—Relative change (%) in significantly improved physical, physiological, knowledge, and behavior measures in Physical Activity and Teenage Health (PATH) vs physical education control (PED) female high-school participants: New York City, 19941996.