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Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice

Lindsey Dugdill (Editor), Diane Crone (Editor), Rebecca Murphy (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6925-7
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284 pages
February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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Section 1: Concepts for the development of physical activity practice.

Chapter 1: Physical Activity, Health and Health Promotion.

Rebecca Murphy, Lindsey Dugdill and Diane Crone.

Chapter 2: Influencing Health Behaviour: Applying Theory to Practice.

Lynne Halley Johnston, Jeff Breckon and Andrew Hutchison.

Chapter 3: Promoting Physical Activity through Policy Change: Art, Science or Politics?.

Nick Cavill.

Chapter 4: Developing the Evidence-base for Physical Activity Interventions.

Lindsey Dugdill, Gareth Stratton and Paula Watson.

Section 2: Interventions in physical activity practice.

Chapter 5: Physical Activity Promotion in Primary Health Care.

Chris Gidlow and Rebecca Murphy.

Chapter 6 Physical Activity Interventions in the Community.

Diane Crone and Colin Baker.

Chapter 7: Developing Physically Active Workplaces.

Lindsey Dugdill and Margaret Coffey.

Chapter 8: Young People and Physical Activity.

Gareth Stratton and Paula Watson.

Chapter 9. Populations: Older People and Physical Activity.

Afroditi Stathi.

Chapter 10 Physical Activity and Mental Health.

Diane Crone, Linda Heaney and Christopher S. Owens.

Chapter 11: International Developments in Physical Activity Promotion.

Jim McKenna.

Chapter 12: The Way Forward for Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Designing Interventions for the Future.

Andy Smith, case study by Sara Moore

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