Promoting Physical Activity : A Guide for Community Action

by Centers for Disease Contr

• ISBN13: 9780736062084
• ISBN10: 0736062084
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-04
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

This user friendly resource will show you how to get people off the couch and on their way to healthy living.

Table of Contents

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 Physical Activity

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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