Promoting Physical Activity : A Guide for Community Action
ISBN: 9780736062084 | 0736062084
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS
Pub. Date: 5/4/2010
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Promoting Physical Activity, Second Edition,has been fully updated to reflect advances made in this evolving field. It translates current research into accessible practice, laying out all the information you need to create a physical activity promotion program or intervention that meets your community's needs. It provides an overview of recommended interventions and a flexible blueprint for planning, implem... MORE
Promoting Physical Activity, Second Edition,has been fully updated to reflect advances made in this evolving field. It translates current research into accessible practice, laying out all the information you need to create a physical activity promotion program or intervention that meets your community's needs. It provides an overview of recommended interventions and a flexible blueprint for planning, implem... MORE
| Foundations for Physical Activity Promotion | |
| Health Benefits of Physical Activity | |
| What Is Physical Activity? | |
| What Is Physical Fitness? | |
| Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure | |
| Determinants of the Health Benefits of Physical Activity | |
| Types of Physical Activity | |
| Other Attributes of Physical Activity | |
| Preventive Health Benefits of ... MORE | |
| Health Benefits of Physical Activity in Children | |
| Prevention of Functional Limitations and Disability | |
| Therapeutic Exericse | |
| Perspective on Physical Activity Risks | |
| Conclusion | |
| Resources | |
| Physical Activity Recommendations | |
| Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives Related to Physical Activity and Physical Fitness | |
| Physical Activity Recommendations for Adults-Historical Considerations | |
| Overview of Current Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults | |
| Current Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults | |
| What's New About the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines For Americans? | |
| Physical Activity Recommendations for Older Adults-Historical Considerations | |
| Current Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults | |
| Physical Activity Recommendations for Children and Adolescents-Historical Considerations | |
| Current Physical Activity Guidelines for Children And Adolescents | |
| Summary | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Approaches and Interventions for Changing Physical Activity Behavior | |
| Informational Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity | |
| Community-Wide Campaigns | |
| Point-of-Decision Prompts | |
| Behavioral and Social Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity | |
| Enhanced School-Based Physical Education | |
| Individually-Adapted Behavior Change Interventions | |
| Social Support Interventions in Community Settings | |
| Environmental and Policy Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity | |
| Creation of or Enhanced Access to Places for Physical Activity Combined With Informational Outreach Activities | |
| Community-Scale and Street-Scale Urban Design and Land Use Policies and Practices to Promote Physical Activity | |
| Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Your Intervention or Program | |
| Partnerships | |
| Key Steps to an Effective Partnership | |
| Determine Whether a Partnership Is Necessary | |
| Determine Whether Potential Partners Have the Capacity and Interest to Support the Physical Activity Partnership | |
| Recruit Partners | |
| Establish Leadership | |
| Determine One or More Common Goals | |
| Determine the Partner's Level of Involvement and Cooperation in the Partnership | |
| Define the Partnership's Operational Structure | |
| Keep the Long-Term Goal in View | |
| Start with Reasonable Short-Term Objectives | |
| Evaluate the Partnership | |
| Conclusion | |
| Recommended Readings | |
| Program Planning and Evaluation | |
| Program Planning | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Conclusion | |
| Suggested Readings | |
| Resources for Action | |
| Physical Activity and Disability | |
| Physical Activity Surveillance | |
| Physical Activity and Fitness (HP 2010 Progress Review) | |
| Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (Executive Summary) | |
| Resources | |
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