Description |
1 online resource (414 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Physical Activity and Public Health Practice Podcasts; Contributors; Foreword; References; Preface; Share Physical Activity and Public Health Practice; Part I: An Introduction to the Science of Physical Activity and Public Health; Chapter 1: Physical Activity and Chronic Disease; Introduction; Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease; PA and Hypertension; PA and Diabetes; PA and Cancer; Summary; Things to Consider; References; Chapter 2: Measurement of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors; Introduction; Finding the Right Tool for the Job |
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Other ConsiderationsSpecific PA and SB Measurement Techniques; Summary; Things to Consider; References; Chapter 3: Important Milestones in Physical Activity and Public Health; Introduction; The Difference Between PA and Exercise; Public Health Basics; Measuring PA Prevalence; Evolution of PA Guidelines; Current Issues; Summary; Things to Consider; Resources; References; Chapter 4: Establishing the Value of Physical Activity for Different Stakeholders; Introduction; Individual and Organizational Stakeholders in PA; Contextualizing How PA Has Been Valued Historically |
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Building Value for Individual-Level Stakeholders: Motivating People to Value and Adopt Physically Active LivesBuilding Value for Stakeholders at the Organizational, Community, and Public Policy Levels; Summary: Emphasizing Values to Go Beyond Building Knowledge to Changing Behavior; Things to Consider; References; Part II: Planning Your Physical Activity Intervention; Chapter 5: Developing Policy and Environmental Interventions; Introduction; History of PA and Policy; Current Focus on Policy and Environmental Change; Policy and Environmental National Recommendations |
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Policy Development and ImplementationSummary; Things to Consider; References; Chapter 6: Effective Strategies for Building and Maintaining Coalitions; Introduction; Steps to Developing an Effective Coalition; Summary; Things to Consider; Resources; References; Chapter 7: Developing Physical Activity Plans; Introduction; The Planning Process; The Plan is Written, Now What?; Examples of PA Plan Development; Things to Consider; Resources; References; Chapter 8: Physical Activity Policy to Practice; Introduction; Key Components for Policy to Practice |
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Physical Activity Policies Are TransdisciplinaryRecommendations for Better Policy to Practice; Summary; Things to Consider; References; Part III: Implementing Physical Activity Interventions in Specific Communities and Settings; Chapter 9: Physical Activity at the Workplace; Introduction; Business Rationale for a Physically Active Workforce; Current Issues; Application of Systems Science: the Interdependent, Interactive, and Reciprocal Nature of the Workplace, the Home, and the Community; Workplace Recognition Programs; Summary; Things to Consider; Resources; References |
Notes |
Chapter 10: Faith-Based Settings and Physical Activity Promotion |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Public health.
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Public Health
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public health.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects
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Public health
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Eyler, Amy E., PhD, CHES
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Maddock, Jay E., PhD, FAAHB
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Moore, Justin B., PhD, MS, FACSM
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ISBN |
9780826134592 |
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0826134599 |
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