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Subscribe to the Journal of Physical Activity and Health now and start receiving free supplemental issues. March 2010Theme: Physical activity policyArticles in this issue will cover policies and initiatives that promote or encourage physical activity in the United States and internationally, in addition to editorials from policy makers at the state and local level. January 2011Theme: 2010 Active Living Research ConferenceThis issue will feature selected papers from the Active Living Research...
When Dr. Russell Pate introduced some 300 delegates to the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) conference in Washington D.C. last summer, he stated plainly that “This Plan is the next logical step to follow from the Health and Human Services Guidelines. The document represents a ton of work, and it is indeed an appropriate action plan, bringing to life the 2008 HHS physical activity guidelines to which Dr. Pate referred. Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher sounded a similar note ...
Other beneficial aspects of community-based physical activity programs include opportunities to make physical activity the social norm, or the "thing to do." Community physical activity interventions can be organized around a single purpose, such as the promotion of physical activity in youth or decreased inactivity through encouraging youth to watch less television. Table 5.2 lists goals for community physical activity programs and guidelines for their achievement adapted from Guidelines ...
Parents set the stage for health behaviors, provide reinforcement for such behavior, and serve as emotional supports in the behavior change process. In an intervention, parents can serve three roles: providing support, serving as role models, and setting limits. More active parents tended to provide more support for the physical activities of their children (Gustafson & Rhodes, 2006).
