American City Physical Activity Guidance and Health Promotion Planning

Using ICT to Support Individual Guidance in Health Promotion Programs for Increased Physical Activity

INTRODUCTION We report on experiences in implementing a system to support the individual guidance of training in health promotion programs aiming to increase participants' regular level of physical activity. METHODS We used an iterative development approach considering data privacy and security aspects, followed by a phase of field testing and continuous further development. RESULTS Our pre...

All health is local: state and local planning for physical activity promotion.

CONTEXT Physical activity is a leading cause of death in the world. Although state and local public health planning is a useful strategy to address noncommunicable disease health concerns such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity, physical activity frequently is subsumed in such disease-centric planning efforts. This strategy could dilute broader efforts to promote physical activity,...

The predictors of physical activity among health volunteers based on pender\'s health promotion model

One of the consequences of living in this century of machine and technology development is poverty in movement and reduction in physical activity. This study aimed to examine the predictive factors of physical activity in health volunteers based on the structures of Pender's health promotion model. This study was perform 80 health volunteers working at urban and rural health centers that were s...

The European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Guidelines for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Promotion Programmes

Mental health promotion: guidance and strategies.

Public mental health incorporates a number of strategies from mental well-being promotion to primary prevention and other forms of prevention. There is considerable evidence in the literature to suggest that early interventions and public education can work well for reducing psychiatric morbidity and resulting burden of disease. Educational strategies need to focus on individual, societal and e...