Worksite environment physical activity and healthy food choices: measurement of the worksite food and physical activity environment at four metropolitan bus garages
Open Access
- 11 May 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Vol. 4 (1) , 17
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-4-17
Abstract
The present research describes a measure of the worksite environment for food, physical activity and weight management. The worksite environment measure (WEM instrument) was developed for the Route H Study, a worksite environmental intervention for weight gain prevention in four metro transit bus garages in Minneapolis-St. Paul.Keywords
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