Promoting Physical Activity A Guide for Community Action

Name: Promoting Physical Activity A Guide for Community Action
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ISBN: 9780736062084

ISBN-10: 0736062084

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Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Centers for Disease Control, Gregory Heath, Sarah Levin Martin, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (U.S.) Staff, Centers for Disease Control Staff

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Motivatingpeople to get moving for health and wellness just got easier with Promoting Physical Activity, Second Edition.This guide for community action offers the tools and information you need to help people get off the couch and on their way to healthy living. If you want to encourage your community or group members to hop on their bike, take the stairs, or walk the neighborhood, Promoting Physical Activity, Second Edition, is for you. Whether you have just become interested in promoting physical activity or are experienced in health and wellness promotion but need new ideas to improve or expand existing programs, this user-friendly resource has the tools you need: Information on the… benefits of physical activity, such as obesity prevention and management of chronic disease, and goals and guidelines for physical activity that will help you make a case for your intervention programs A practical overview of recommended evidence-based interventions with advice and examples that will help you carry out the interventions in your community A flexible blueprint for planning, implementing, and evaluating programs in any community setting, whether alone or in partnership with other organizations An extensive list of additional resources to assist you in planning interventions, including a directory of agencies and organizations interested in physical activity promotion, excerpts from the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, and suggested readings for building your knowledge of physical activity promotion Real-world examples, suggestions, and tips from a variety of settings to give you multiple perspectives on planning community-based interventions The newly updated second edition of Promoting Physical Activitydiscusses emerging topics related to physical activity and public health with a renewed focus on community-wide physical activity interventions. You'll find up-to-date summaries of the national health objectives and the latest physical activity recommendations for adults, children, and older adults, which can serve as a foundation for your programs. You'll also find a more in-depth exploration of establishing partnerships in order to enhance the effectiveness and reach of your programs and an expanded discussion of program evaluation. With Promoting Physical Activity, Second Edition, you don't have to be an expert in physical activity promotion in order to succeed in getting people moving. The book translates current research into accessible practice, laying out all the information you need to create an intervention that meets your community's needs. First you'll look at why physical activity is important and how much activity is neeeded for general health. Then you'll learn about three general approaches to promoting physical activity informational, social and behavioral, and environmental and policyas well as eight types of interventions that research shows are effective in group and community settings. This will help you choose the strategy or combination of strategies that works best for the people you want to reach. Armed with this information, you'll be ready to move on to program implementation and evaluation. In addition to the nuts and bolts of planning, you'll explore topics such as creating effective partnerships, setting program objectives, and measuring program success. Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action, Second Edition,is an essential resource filled with advice, ideas, inspiration, and education to

Book details

List price: $56.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Publication date: 5/4/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English




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