Promoting Physical Activity : A Guide for Community Action PDF
by Centers for Disease Control
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Description
Motivating people 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
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Human Kinetics
- Publication Date:04/05/2010
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- ISBN:9781492574132
Information
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Human Kinetics
- Publication Date:04/05/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781492574132