How to promote physical activity in a community: research experiences from the US highlighting different community approaches.
How to promote physical activity in a community: research experiences from the US highlighting different community approaches.
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如何促进社区中的体育活动:美国的研究经验强调了不同的社区方法。
DOI:
10.1016/s0738-3991(98)00004-4
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
King,AC
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King,AC
Much of the research investigating methods for promoting physical activity has occurred on an individual or group level of analysis. Yet, the substantial prevalence of physical inactivity in most developed countries coupled with the public health significance of becoming more regularly active provides a compelling rationale for expanding interventions to higher levels of impact. By targeting the community, the possibility of reaching a greater percentage of the underactive population with potentially lower costs per person becomes more likely. When the target of intervention becomes the community, as opposed to the individual, a shift in the methods by which the physical inactivity problem is both conceptualized and addressed is required. Successful intervention strategies that have occurred at each level of impact (i.e. personal/interpersonal, institutional, environmental, legislative/policy-level) are highlighted. Suggested future directions are summarized.