Routledge handbook of physical activity policy and practice : [electronic book] /
By: Piggin, Joe.
Contributor(s): Mansfield, Louise | Weed, Mike | ProQuest [vendor].
Series: Routledge international handbooks: Publisher: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017Description: 1 online resource (626 pages).Content type: text | text Media type: computer | computer Carrier type: online resource | online resourceISBN: 9781317374169; 9781317374169:; 1317374169; 9781315672779; 1315672774; 9781317374176; 1317374177; 9781317374152; 1317374150.Subject(s): Exercise -- Health aspects | Physical Activity and Health | Medical policy | Health Education and Promotion | Public health | Sports PolicyOnline resources: Access ebook here Summary: Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world. This book critically examines the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective. Moving beyond the usual biophysical and epidemiological approaches, it defines and explores the key themes that are shaping the global physical activity debate. Unrivalled in its scale and scope, it presents the latest data on physical activity from around the world, including case studies from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Ebook | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Electronic Resource | Available Online |
Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world. This book critically examines the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective. Moving beyond the usual biophysical and epidemiological approaches, it defines and explores the key themes that are shaping the global physical activity debate. Unrivalled in its scale and scope, it presents the latest data on physical activity from around the world, including case studies from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia.