Physical activity and public health practice /
"Physical activity remains a critical area of research as we consider cost-effective measures for lowering the chronic disease epidemic worldwide. In our increasingly automated society, many adults and children are not active at health-enhancing levels. In Physical Activity and Public Health Pr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis,
[2012]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. History of physical activity contributions to public health / Amanda E. Paluch [and others]
- Ch. 2. Physiological adaptations to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise / Arthur S. Leon and Scott Brown
- Ch. 3. The unique influence of sedentary behavior on health / Genevieve N. Healy
- Ch. 4. Physical activity in chronic disease prevention / Jared P. Reis and Bethany Barone Gibbs
- Ch. 5. Physical activity and injury prevention / Kenneth E. Powell
- Ch. 6. Physical activity in treatment of chronic conditions / J. Larry Durstine, Keith Burns, and Ryan Cheek
- Ch. 7. Physical activity in growth and development / Fátima Baptista and Kathleen F. Janz
- Ch. 8. Physical activity and healthy adulthood / Kelley K. Pettee Gabriel and Jennifer L. Gay
- Ch. 9. Physical activity and healthy aging / David M. Buchner
- Ch. 10. Physical activity and obesity / Catrine Tudor-Locke
- Ch. 11. Physical activity measurement / Stephen D. Herrmann
- Ch. 12. National guidelines for physical activity / Richard P. Troiano and David M. Buchner
- Ch. 13. Surveillance of physical activity / Janet E. Fulton and Susan A. Carlson
- Ch. 14. Physical activity promotion in underserved communities / Deborah Parra-Medina and Zenong Yin
- Ch. 15. Built environmental supports for walking / Paula Hooper [and others]
- Ch. 16. Physical activity promotion in worksites / Joan Dorn and Cassandra Hoebbel
- Ch. 17. Promotion of physical activity in schools / Dianne Stanton Ward and Christopher Ford
- Ch. 18. Policy for physical activity promotion / Kelly R. Evenson and Semra A. Aytur.