The Dimensions of Health Promotion Applied to Physical Activity

Authors: Powell, Kenneth; Kreuter, Marshall; Stephens, Thomas; Marti, Bernard; Heinemann, Lothar

Source: Health Promotion: An Anthology, Health Promotion: An Anthology , pp. 316-326(11)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Abstract:

The authors assert that this paper has been written because of the common misperception that health promotion cannot or, at the very least, has not appreciably increased participation in leisure-time physical activities. Their conclusion is that health promotion can and has increased participation in leisure-time physical activities. Characteristics of health promotion are described and examples of successful site-specific efforts to increase physical activity are provided.

Keywords: Health Promotion; Physical Activity; Healthy life-styles; Community-based programs

Document Type: Research article

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