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Sport and Physical Activity
The Role of Health Promotion
Jacqueline Merchant (Anthology Editor) , Barbara Griffin (Anthology Editor) , Anne Charnock (Anthology Editor)
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Sport and Physical Activity
The Role of Health Promotion
Jacqueline Merchant (Anthology Editor) , Barbara Griffin (Anthology Editor) , Anne Charnock (Anthology Editor)
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Description
This authoritative introduction to physical activity applies the main theories, models and approaches in health promotion to the field of sport and exercise. It draws together the disciplines of psychology, sociology, physiology and social policy to look at issues affecting the health of individuals, of communities and of society as a whole.
Table of Contents
Definitions, Values, Models and Approaches in Health Promotion; B.L.Griffin & D.F.Seedhouse
Definitions, Models and Development Issues in Sport; Z.Pawlaczek
Planning and Project Management; B.L.Griffin & A.Learmonth
Research and Evaluation; B.L.Griffin & A.Learmonth
PART 2: HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL
Health Benefits of Physical Activity Across the Lifespan; D.Blackwell
Drug Use in Sport; A.McInnes, R.Heron & M.Harrison
Culture, Lifestyle and Identity: Constructing the Health You; N.Watson
Health Promotion and Health Lifestyles: Motivating Individuals to Become Physically Active; I.Soos, J. Liukkonnen & R.W.Thomson
Psychology and Home Exercise Prescription; S.Darkings & A.Charnock
PART 3: HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES
Physical Activity Across the Lifespan: Establishing Community Based Classes for the Older Person; L.Hughes
How Understanding Community Development Will Help Your Career; M.Burns & B.L.Griffin
From 'Personal Exercise on Prescription' to 'HELP': Evolution of An Exercise Referral System; G.Goodson & S.Collins
Ethnicity and Health Promotion; R.W.Thomson & I.Soos
Gender and Sport: Promoting
Preventing Health in our Schools; K.M.Russell
Disability, Sport and Exercise; H.Fitzgerald & D.Bass
PART 4: HEALTH OF SOCIETY
Social Inequalities, Social Exclusion and Health; J.Merchant
Getting Evidence About Physical Activity into Practice: Inequalities in Health and Their Reduction; M.P. Kelly & H.Crombie
Global Health Promotion: Issues, Principles and Practice; C.Llewellyn
Australian Government Policy on Sport and Health Promotion: A Look at 'Active Australia'; T.D.Brown.
Product details
Published | 16 Sep 2017 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 328 |
ISBN | 9781137061270 |
Imprint | Red Globe Press |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |