<p>Chronic diseases pose public health concerns globally with an increasing trend in developing countries. The development of interventions to minimize or prevent the burden associated with chronic diseases has therefore become a necessity. In 2002 the School of Public Health of the University of the Western Cape developed a health club intervention in Khayelitsha. This intervention focused on promoting healthy lifestyles, particularly improved diet and physical activity. The objectives of this study was to determine whether members were more physically active than non-members and to determine whether members made healthier dietary choices than non-members.</p>

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-57).

The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on December 31, 2009). Thesis advisor: Dr. Pamela S. Hinton. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2003. / Advisor: Dr. Laurie Grubbs, Florida State University, School of Nursing. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Feb. 25, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Central Connecticut State University, 2003. / Thesis advisor: Cheryl Watson. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Department of Biological Sciences." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-50). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, and San Diego State University, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-107).

Thesis (M.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2010. / Mode of access: Internet. Title from PDF title page; viewed on March 15, 2010. Major professor: Camille O'Bryant. "Presented to the faculty of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo." "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree [of] Master of Science in Kinesiology." "March 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-30).

Thesis (M.S.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2009. / Thesis advisor: Mathew Cummiskey. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Physical Education." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-81). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-166). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.