Physical Activity Partnership for Girls

Project summary:

“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more.

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (e.g., basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others with the program.

Key words: Latina, urban, girls, physical activity, mental health

Project details: 

Principal Investigator: Deborah Parra-Medina, Ph.D.
Project title: Physical Aactivity Partnership for Girls/Be Fit with Friends (R24MD005096)
Funder: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
Collaborators: Cynthia Mojica, Ph.D., Institute for Health Promotion at The UT Health Science Center; Zenong Yin, Ph.D., UT San Antonio; David Akopian, Ph.D., UT San Antonio; Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
Project period: 2009-2012
Location: San Antonio, Texas

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