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Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action


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Table of Contents:
Part I: Foundations for Physical Activity Promotion Chapter 1: 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 Physical Activity Health Benefits of Physical Activity in Children Prevention of Functional Limitations and Disability Therapeutic Exercise Perspective on Physical Activity Risks Conclusion Resources Chapter 2: 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 Part II: Approaches and Interventions for Changing Physical Activity Behavior Chapter 3: Informational Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity Community-Wide Campaigns Point-of-Decision Prompts Chapter 4: Behavioral and Social Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity Enhanced School-Based Physical Education Individually-Adapted Behavior Change Interventions Social Support Interventions in Community Settings Chapter 5: 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 Part III: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Your Intervention or Program Chapter 6: Partnerships Key Steps to an Effective Partnership Step 1: Determine Whether a Partnership Is Necessary Step 2: Determine Whether Potential Partners Have the Capacity and Interest to Support the Physical Activity Partnership Step 3: Recruit Partners Step 4: Establish Leadership Step 5: Determine One or More Common Goals Step 6: Determine the Partner's Level of Involvement and Cooperation in the Partnership Step 7: Define the Partnership's Operational Structure Step 8: Keep the Long-Term Goal in View Step 9: Start with Reasonable Short-Term Objectives Step 10: Evaluate the Partnership Conclusion Recommended Readings Chapter 7: Program Planning and Evaluation Program Planning Program Evaluation Conclusion Suggested Readings Part IV: Resources for Action

About the Author :
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the nation's premier public health agency, working to ensure healthy people in a healthy world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States. CDC's focus is not only on scientific excellence but also on the essential spirit that is CDC—to protect the health of all people. CDC keeps humanity at the forefront of its mission to ensure health protection through promotion, prevention, and preparedness. CDC's, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is part of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. DNPAO's vision, mission, and goals are: DNPAO's vision – a world where regular physical activity, good nutrition, and healthy weight are part of everyone's life. DNPAO's mission – to lead strategic public health efforts to prevent and control obesity, chronic disease, and other health conditions though regular physical activity and good nutrition. DNPAO's goals: •Increase health-related physical activity through population-based approaches. •Improve those aspects of dietary quality most related to the population burden of chronic disease and unhealthy child development. •Decrease prevalence of obesity through preventing excess weight gain and maintenance of healthy weight loss.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781492574132
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Human Kinetics Publishers
  • Edition: New edition
  • No of Pages: 280
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Guide for Community Action
  • ISBN-10: 1492574139
  • Publisher Date: 04 May 2010
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
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