Megacities have frequently received a disproportionate amount of attention over other sizes
of cities in recent discourse on urban sustainability. In this article, the authors argue that a …

Promotion of physical activity is a priority for health agencies. We searched for reviews of
physical activity interventions, published between 2000 and 2011, and identified effective …

The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for four decades, yet sustained prevention
efforts have barely begun. An emerging science that uses quantitative models has provided …

Background Evidence on current, national physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour
(SB) policies is limited. We, therefore, analysed availability, comprehensiveness …

Public health policy has a profound impact on health status. Missing from the literature is a
clear articulation of the definition of evidence-based policy and approaches to move the field …

Physical inactivity accounts for more than 3 million deaths per year, most from non-
communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We used reviews of …

O objetivo deste estudo é descrever a prática de atividade física em adolescentes,
utilizando dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (PeNSE), coletados em todas …

Physical inactivity is one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease
and has become a global public health priority. We review the evidence on physical activity …

Objectives. We compared participants from the Ciclovia (streets temporarily closed to
motorized vehicles and open for pedestrians) and Cicloruta (bicycle paths) programs in …

Este artigo aborda a institucionalização da promoção da saúde com a aprovação da Política
Nacional de Promoção da Saúde e a escolha da temática da atividade física-práticas …