Physical Activity and Public Health Practice

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Practice

Translating science into public health practice: Lessons from physical activity interventions

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2S) ◽  
pp. S52-S57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia G. Ory ◽  
Nelda Mier ◽  
Joseph R. Sharkey ◽  
Lynda A. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions

scholarly journals Walking and Walkability: Is Wayfinding a Missing Link? Implications for Public Health Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann E. Vandenberg ◽  
Rebecca H. Hunter ◽  
Lynda A. Anderson ◽  
Lucinda L. Bryant ◽  
Steven P. Hooker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Environmental Features ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Problem Solving Process

Background:Research on walking and walkability has yet to focus on wayfinding, the interactive, problem-solving process by which people use environmental information to locate themselves and navigate through various settings.Methods:We reviewed the literature on outdoor pedestrian-oriented wayfinding to examine its relationship to walking and walkability, 2 areas of importance to physical activity promotion.Results:Our findings document that wayfinding is cognitively demanding and can compete with other functions, including walking itself. Moreover, features of the environment can either facilitate or impede wayfinding, just as environmental features can influence walking.Conclusions:Although there is still much to be learned about wayfinding and walking behaviors, our review helps frame the issues and lays out the importance of this area of research and practice.

Elevating Physical Activity as a Public Health Priority: Establishing Core Competencies for Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Dallman ◽  
Eydie Abercrombie ◽  
Rebecca Drewette-Card ◽  
Maya Mohan ◽  
Michael Ray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Public Health Priority ◽  
Health Priority ◽  
Activity Promotion

Background:Physical activity has emerged as a vital area of public health. This emerging area of public health practice has created a need to develop practitioners who can address physical activity promotion using population-based approaches. Variations in physical activity practitioners' educations and backgrounds warranted the creation of minimal standards to establish the competencies needed to address physical activity as a public health priority.Methods:The content knowledge of physical activity practitioners tends to fall into 2 separate areas—population-based community health education and individually focused exercise physiology. Competencies reflect the importance of a comprehensive approach to physical activity promotion, including areas of community health while also understanding the physiologic responses occurring at the individual level.Results:Competencies are organized under the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's 5 benchmarks for physical activity and public health practice.Conclusions:The greatest impact on physical activity levels may be realized from a well-trained workforce of practitioners. Utilization of the competencies will enable the physical activity practitioner to provide technical assistance and leadership to promote, implement, and oversee evaluation of physical activity interventions.

scholarly journals Efecto del ejercicio y la actividad física sobre las funciones ejecutivas en niños y en jóvenes. Una revisión sistemática

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
JA Medina-Cascales ◽  
F. Alarcón-López ◽  
A. Castillo-Díaz ◽  
D. Cárdenas-Vélez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
Web Of Knowledge ◽  
Effective Public Health

En la presente revisión sistemática cualitativa se intenta avanzar en el conocimiento sobre la incidencia de la actividad física sobre las funciones ejecutivas, focalizada en poblaciones sanas infantiles, adolescentes y jóvenes. Se identificaron, categorizaron y analizaron artículos de bases de datos electrónicas como ISI Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, PsyINFO, ERIC, Google Scholar y Dialnet. Atendiendo a los criterios de inclusión/exclusión, siguiendo la declaración PRISMA para registrar y categorizar los resultados, y mediante la herramienta de evaluación de calidad “The Effective Public Health Practice Project”, se seleccionaron finalmente 44 investigaciones experimentales, estructuradas en episodios agudos y crónicos de actividad física bajo dos enfoques: cuantitativos y cualitativos. Los resultados muestran una superior cantidad de experimentos con episodios agudos cuantitativos (45,45%), frente a los agudos cualitativos (18,18%), crónicos cuantitativos (20,45%) y crónicos cualitativos (15,92%). Los análisis de estas investigaciones han permitido identificar los beneficios de los diferentes tipos de actividad física estudiados sobre los componentes ejecutivos. This qualitative systematic review tries to advance knowledge about the effect of physical activity on executive functions, paying special attention to healthy children, teenagers and youngsters.  Several articles have been identified, categorized and analyzed in electronic databases such as ISI Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, PsyINFO, ERIC, Google Scholar and Dialnet. According to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, following the PRISMA statement to record and categorize the results and throughout the quality assessment tool "The Effective Public Health Practice Project”, 44 pieces of research, structured in acute and chronic episodes of physical activity under two approaches: qualitative and quantitative, were chosen. The results show a higher number of experiments with quantitative acute episodes (45,45%) against qualitative ones (18,18%), chronic quantitative (20,45%) and chronic qualitative episodes (15,92%). The analysis of these investigations has allowed identifying the benefits of different types of physical activity studied on executive components.

Elevating Physical Activity as a Public Health Priority: Creation of the National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Kimber ◽  
Eydie Abercrombie ◽  
Jacqueline N. Epping ◽  
LeeAnn Mordecai ◽  
Jimmy Newkirk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
National Society ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
National Meeting ◽  
Distinct Area ◽  
State And Local

Background:Physical activity has emerged as a distinct area of public health practice. As this field evolved, the need for a professional organization for physical activity practitioners in public health became evident. A collaboration of several existing public health professional organizations formed to address this new area of public health practice. The collaboration laid the foundation to establish a professional organization. National Association of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health (NSPAPPH) was launched in April 2006. NSPAPPH accomplishments to date include convening a national meeting of physical activity practitioners, conducting strategic planning, adopting bylaws and core competencies for professional practice, developing a website and electronic newsletter, and establishing training opportunities for practitioners.Conclusions:Future plans for NSPAPPH include development of a professional certification for physical activity practitioners in public health; enhancement of training and professional development opportunities; recruitment of members from national, tribal, state, and local organizations working in public and private sectors; publications of journal articles, reports, and issue briefs; and development of a policy agenda. Implementing these plans will serve to strengthen public health infrastructure for physical activity, thus improving the physical activity behaviors of Americans and the health of the nation.

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