| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 394 pages) : illustrations |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Sector I: Education; Chapter 1: State Physical Activity Policies; Chapter 2: Public School Physical Activity Legislative Policy Initiatives; Chapter 3: Role of Recess and Physical Activity Breaks During the School Day; Chapter 4: Physical Activity in Early Childhood Centers; Chapter 5: After-School Programs and Physical Activity; Sector II: Mass Media; Chapter 6: VERB: It's What You Do! and VERB Scorecard; Chapter 7: Start. Living. Healthy; Chapter 8: ParticipACTION; Chapter 9: Wheeling Walks |
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Chapter 10: Mass Media Campaigns to Promote Physical ActivityChapter 11: Communication Strategies to Promote the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans; Sector III: Health Care; Chapter 12: Institute of Lifestyle Medicine; Chapter 13: Exercise Vital Sign at Kaiser Permanente; Chapter 14: Profession MD-Lifestyle Program; Chapter 15: Development and Implementation of the Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS); Chapter 16: Strides to Strength Exercise Program for Cancer Survivors; Sector IV: Parks, Recreation, Fitness, and Sports; Chapter 17: ParK-12 and Beyond |
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Chapter 18: Learning to be Healthy and Active in After-School TimeChapter 19: Moovin' and Groovin' in the Bayou; Chapter 20: Finding Common Ground; Chapter 21: Pioneering Physically Active Communities; Chapter 22: Professional Sport Venues as Opportunities for Physical Activity Breaks; Sector V: Business and Industry; Chapter 23: Fit to Drive; Chapter 24: Instant Recess; Chapter 25: ChooseWell LiveWell; Chapter 26: What's Next? Keeping NextEra Energy's Health & Well-Being Program Active for 20 Years; Chapter 27: Johnson & Johnson; Chapter 28: Building Vitality at IBM |
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Sector VI: Public HealthJackie Epping, MEdU. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chapter 29: State-Based Efforts for Physical Activity Planning; Chapter 30: Health Impact Assessments; Chapter 31: Move More Scholars Institute; Chapter 32: The National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health; Chapter 33: Successful Cross-Sector Partnerships to Implement Physical Activity; Chapter 34: Tracking and Measuring Physical Activity Policy; Sector VII: Transportation, Land Use, and Community Design |
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Chapter 35: Institutionalizing Safe Routes to School in Columbia, MissouriChapter 36: Local Public Health Leadership for Active Community Design; Chapter 37: A Road Diet for Increased Physical Activity; Chapter 38: Incorporating Physical Activity and Health Outcomes in Regional Transportation Planning; Chapter 39: Leveraging Public and Private Relationships to Make Omaha Bicycle Friendly; Sector VII: Volunteer and Nonprofit; Chapter 40: Using Legal and Policy Muscles to Support Physically Active Communities; Chapter 41: Reducing Barriers to Activity Among Special Populations |
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Chapter 42: New York State Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance |
| Summary |
This title profiles 42 physical activity programmes that are helping people adopt more active and healthy lifestyles. It highlights innovative and tested physical activity programmes being implemented in eight sectors including education; healthcare, fitness and sports |
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Implementing Physical Activity Strategies profiles 42 physical activity programmes that are helping people adopt more active and healthy lifestyles. It highlights innovative and tested physical activity programmes being implemented in eight sectors including education; healthcare, fitness and sports. A consistent presentation of information on each programme makes this comprehensive reference easy-to-use and readers will find tools and information to bring success to their own initiatives. Many of the programme profiles include sample press releases, ads, screenshots, photos, surveys, follow-u |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost, viewed July 12, 2018) |
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Exercise -- United States
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Physical fitness -- United States
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Health promotion -- United States
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Sedentary behavior -- United States
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Exercise
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Health promotion
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Physical fitness
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Sedentary behavior
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Pate, Russell R., editor
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Buchner, David, editor.
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