Moorefit – increasing physical activity in adolescent girls using the Health Promoting Schools framework
| Autor: | Yona Cass, Polly Price |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Community and Home Care
Gerontology education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Public health education Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Population health Public relations Health promotion Community health Needs assessment Medicine business Curriculum Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 14:159-164 |
| ISSN: | 2201-1617 1036-1073 |
| DOI: | 10.1071/he03159 |
| Popis: | Issue addressed: Physical activity levels in girls are known to decline from puberty onwards, with long term adverse health implications. This project addressed the issue of physical inactivity in one girls' government high school with a population of more than 800 students from mainly non-English speaking backgrounds. Methods: The project used the results of a thorough needs assessment and strong partnerships to develop strategies to increase students' physical activity within the Health Promoting Schools framework. Strategies covered the curriculum, the physical, social and organisational environments of the school and partnerships, including links with parents and community agencies. Results: Evaluation used quantitative and qualitative methods. At post, a significantly higher percentage of the intervention group compared with a historical control group was moderately (adequately) active and a lower percentage was inadequately active (Chi(2)=14.8, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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