Community Guide's systematic review of effective population based interventions - Physical Activity

Program Type: Evidence Based Practice - Programs formally evaluated to be effective, sometimes called "Best Practices", that can be replicated and implemented, even with modifications in other settings

Description:
The community guide lists interventions that are either "strongly recommended" or "recommended" by the Task Force. The Community Guide's systematic review of the effectiveness of selected population based interventions designed to increase levels of physical activity focused on interventions in three areas:

• Informational approaches to increasing physical activity
• Behavioral and social approaches to increasing physical activity
• Environmental and policy changes to increasing physical activity

Interventions that were recommended or strongly recommended included - two informational approaches:

• communitywide campaigns
• point-of-decision prompts to encourage using stairs three behavioral and social approaches:
• school-based physical education
• social support interventions in community settings (e.g., setting up a buddy system or contracting with another person to complete specified limits of physical activity)
• individually adapted health behavior change one environmental and policy approach: creation of or enhanced access to places for physical activity combined with informational outreach activities.

Age Group(s):
Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly

Site Type(s):
Community, Clinic/Health Center, School

Health Indicator(s):
Physical Activity , Cardiovascular Disease , Diabetes , Mental Health

Service Area:
Nationwide

Keyword(s):

URL: http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/index.html

Name: Brad Myers
Site or Location Name: CDC - Community Guide to Preventive Services/Physical Activity Recommendations
Address:

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Email:
Phone: 4044986287