Physical inactivity as a policy problem: Applying a concept from policy analysis to a public health issue

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rütten, Alfred ^a   Abu Omar, Karim ^a   Gelius, Peter ^a   Schow, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Context analysis; Health promotion; Physical activity; Policy problem; Policy process; Public health

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BUDGET; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLICY MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84874637355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-9     Document Type: Review

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