Thompson Wanda M, Barksdale Debra J
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.
J Natl Black Nurses Assoc. 2010 Jul;21(1):39-45.
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and there is a higher prevalence of physical inactivity in female African-American adolescents. Physical inactivity is an independent risk factor for many chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, addressing physical inactivity during adolescence may be a key to reducing health disparities and to improving the health of female African-American adolescents both now and in their future womanhood. This paper presents an overview of the substantial health and economic consequences that are associated with physical inactivity. In addition, family focused, community-oriented, and church-based strategies that are aimed at increasing physical activity in female African-American adolescents are discussed.
缺乏身体活动是一个主要的公共卫生问题，非裔美国女性青少年中缺乏身体活动的比例更高。缺乏身体活动是许多慢性疾病的独立危险因素，如心脏病、高血压、糖尿病和肥胖症，这些疾病与发病率和死亡率的增加有关。因此，解决青少年时期的身体活动不足问题可能是减少健康差距以及改善非裔美国女性青少年当前和未来成年期健康状况的关键。本文概述了与缺乏身体活动相关的重大健康和经济后果。此外，还讨论了以家庭为重点、以社区为导向以及基于教会的旨在增加非裔美国女性青少年身体活动的策略。
