Promoting physical activity: a guide for community action

This user-friendly resource has been fully updated to reflect advances made in this evolving field. The new edition discusses 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.

Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action, Second Edition, is an essential resource filled with advice, ideas, inspiration, and education to help you bring health and wellness to your community. --Book Jacket.

pt. I. Foundations for physical activity promotion -- 1. Health benefits of physical activity / David M. Buchner -- 2. Physical activity recommendations / Janet E. Fulton and Harold W. Kohl III -- pt. II. Approaches and interventions for changing physical activity behavior -- 3. Informational approaches to promoting physical activity -- Community-wide campaigns / Sara Wilcox and Dennis Shepard -- Point-of-decision prompts / Sarah Levin martin, Leigh Ramsey Buchanan, and Robin E. Soler -- 4. Behavioral and social approaches to promoting physical activity -- Enhanced school-based physical education / Jacqueline N. Epping and Sarah M. Lee -- Individually-adapted health behavior change interventions / David R. Brown and Tina J. Lankford -- Social support interventions in community settings / Rebeka Cook and Ross C. Brownson -- 5. Environmental and policy approaches to promoting physical activity -- Creation of or enhanced access to places for physical activity combined with information outreach activities / James F. Sallis and Gregory W. Heath -- Community-scale and street-scale urban design and land use policies and practices to promote physical activity / Thomas L. Schmid and Candac…