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标题：Barriers and supports for healthy eating and physical activity for first nation youths in northern Canada
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作者：Kelly Skinner ; Rhona M. Hanning ; Leonard J.S. Tsuji 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Circumpolar Health
印刷版ISSN：1239-9736
电子版ISSN：2242-3982
出版年度：2006
卷号：65
期号：2
DOI：10.3402/ijch.v65i2.18095
语种：English
摘要：Objectives. To investigate barriers and supports for healthy eating and physical activity in youths in a remote sub-arctic community, Fort Albany First Nation, Ontario, Canada. Study design. A qualitative multi-method participatory approach. Methods. The study included a purposive convenience sample of two adult (n = 22) and three youths (n = 30; students in grades 6 to 8) focus groups, unstructured one-on-one interviews with adult key informants (n = 7), and a scan of the community environment. Data were coded and analysed by hand and using NVivo software. Hurricane thinking and concept mapping were used to illustrate findings and relationships between concepts. Results. Dominant emerging themes included empowerment, trust, resources, barriers and opportunities, while major sub-themes included food security, cost, accessibility/availability, capacity building, community support, programs/training and the school snack/breakfast program. Conclusions. Numerous barriers to healthy nutrition and physical activity exist in this community and are possibly similar in other remote communities. Empowerment is a core issue that should be considered in the design of public health interventions for First Nations youths in remote sub-arctic communities.(Int J Circumpolar Health 2006;65(2):148-161.)Keywords: healthy eating, physical activity, barriers, First Nations, Sub-Arctic, qualitative analyses
关键词：healthy eating, physical activity, barriers, First Nations, Sub-Arctic, qualitative analyses