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Author Bornstein, Daniel B., PhD

Title Physical Activity and Public Health Practice
Published New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2019

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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
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
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
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
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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Subject Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
Public health.
Public Health
public health.
Exercise -- Physiological aspects
Public health
Form Electronic book
Author Eyler, Amy E., PhD, CHES
Maddock, Jay E., PhD, FAAHB
Moore, Justin B., PhD, MS, FACSM
ISBN 9780826134592
0826134599