By Rosanne Prinsen, MSc, Alberta Centre for Active Living
CHILDREN
Active parents raise active kids
The Agence France Presse English (Thu 22 Nov 2007) reports on the results of a new study published today of more than 5000 10- and 11-year olds, which suggests active parents can, by their example, encourage their children to be physically active, but the effect is less than widely thought.
Birth of inactivity? A review of physical activity and parenthood
How does being a parent affect physical activity levels? This review explores this new area of research.
Childhood obesity: Views on who can make a difference
This WSJcomHarris Interactive survey finds that most adults believe parents, schools and the food industry can make a difference in battling childhood obesity.
Social support for youth physical activity
Find out about the impact that social support, family, friends and school has on participation in physical activity of high school students.
Talking back to grownups: Healthy children, healthy communities — Report on the social determinants of health and middle childhood in Canada
http://www.unac.org/hchc/files/
Talkingbacksm.pdf
This resource is the concluding report to the research that the Healthy Children, Healthy Communities project conducted between May 2006 and March 2007.
Throughout this time, the project team travelled to 12 communities across
In addition, UNA-Canada surveyed 1,200 Canadian adults to understand how they are thinking about the health of this age group.
The study showcases the social determinants of health with the largest impact on children’s lives (such as parental involvement and attachment to the community) and provides recommendations for tackling health disparities from a population health perspective.
GENERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Advancing the future of physical activity measurement and guidelines in Canada
http://www.csep.ca/main.cfm?cid=574
&nid=8363
Provided is the link to the press release and backgrounder.
Community exercise classes and adherence
This intervention, implemented over a 20-week period, aims to increase exercise participation and adherence in sedentary, middle-aged adults.
Exercise adherence
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfit/
adherence.html
A web resource with lots of information from
“Exercise is Medicine” program
The
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer
http://www.dietandcancer
report.org
A report from the American Institute for Cancer Research, “Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective” ...
This report, based on the most comprehensive study of the association between cancer and obesity, concludes that excess body fat triggers up to a third of all cancer cases.
The consumption of even moderate amounts of alcohol, red meats and processed meats were also found to be associated with cancer.
Healthy eating — Healthy action
http://www.moh.govt.nz/healthyeating
healthyaction
Healthy Eating — Healthy Action (HEHA) is the
Healthy living e-bulletin
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/
ebulletin/index-eng.html
The E-bulletin is a quarterly newsletter designed to inform healthy living stakeholders about efforts to promote physical activity, healthy eating and healthy weights across the country.
It is produced by the Public Health Agency of Canada on behalf of the Healthy Living Issue Group of the Intersectoral Healthy Living Network.
OLDER ADULTS
Global age friendly cities: A guide
http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/
Global_age_friendly_cities_Guide_English.pdf
WHO regards active ageing as a lifelong process shaped by several factors that, alone and acting together, favour health, participation and security in older adult life.
Informed by WHO’s approach to active ageing, the purpose of this Guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendly to tap the potential that older people represent for humanity.
Retraining promotes physical fitness in seniors
The CBC.CA News (Sun 18 Nov 2007) writes that “attribution retraining” may be the key to convincing seniors that advanced age is no excuse for being physically unfit, according to American researchers.
Scientists at the
Community-based participatory research training manual
http://individual.utoronto.ca/sadaf/
resources/cbpr2007.pdf
Based on a training workshop for community workers, the authors adapted their training modules and handouts, and consolidated them into a comprehensive training manual for building the research capacity of community-based team members.
Journal of park and recreation administration
http://hotel.unlv.edu/recreation/journal/index.html
The Journal of Park and Recreation Administration has issued a special issue call for papers on Physical Activity, Health and Wellness.
WALKING/PEDOMETERSUsing pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health
This study evaluated the association of pedometer use with physical activity and health outcomes among outpatient adults.
The results suggest that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and significant decreases in body mass index and blood pressure.
Whether these changes are durable over the long term is undetermined.
Physical activity in the workplace
http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/
workplace/index.html
From the British Heart Foundation ... Be sure to check out all the different resources (you’ll find the links in the left hand Navigation column.)
http://www.bhf.org.uk/thinkfit/
index_home.asp?SecID=1590
A website from the British Heart Foundation …
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