Can Population Levels of Physical Activity Be Increased? Global Evidence and Experience

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 356-367

  Pratt, Michael ^a,b   Perez, Lilian G ^f,g   Goenka, Shifalika ^e   Brownson, Ross C ^c   Bauman, Adrian ^d   Sarmiento, Olga Lucia ^b   Hallal, Pedro C ^h  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^f SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Family and Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^h FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Global health; Interventions; Physical activity; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CITY PLANNING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUNDING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAND USE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84920267273     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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