Supporting Public Health Priorities: Recommendations for Physical Education and Physical Activity Promotion in Schools

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 368-374

  Hills, Andrew P ^a   Dengel, Donald R ^b   Lubans, David R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Physical education; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SUPPORT GROUP; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POPULATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84920161900     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.09.010     Document Type: Article

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