Physical activity in Georgia state parks: A pilot study

Lincoln R. Larson; Jason W. Whiting; Gary T. Green

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Physical activity in Georgia state parks: A pilot study

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Lincoln R. Larson, Jason W. Whiting, Gary T. Green

Year:

2012

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 53-57.

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Abstract

This pilot study assessed the role of Georgia State Parks in the promotion of physical activity among different racial/ethnic and age groups. Data were collected at three state parks in north Georgia during the summer of 2009 using two research methods: behavior observations (N=2281) and intercept surveys (N=473).

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Larson, Lincoln R.; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T. 2012. Physical activity in Georgia state parks: A pilot study. In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 53-57.