Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium

JF Sallis, F Bull, R Guthold, GW Heath, S Inoue, P Kelly… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the first Lancet Series on physical activity
established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action …

Nutrition status of children in Latin America

C Corvalán, ML Garmendia, J Jones‐Smith… - Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American
children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Política Nacional de Promoção da Saúde (PNPS): capítulos de uma caminhada ainda em construção

DC Malta, OL Morais Neto, MMA Silva… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
A saúde faz-se um bem público produzido pelas e nas redes de relação e disputas de
sujeitos que almejam colocar determinados interesses e necessidades na agenda das …

Park characteristics, use, and physical activity: A review of studies using SOPARC (System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities)

KR Evenson, SA Jones, KM Holliday, DA Cohen… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) can
obtain information on park users and their physical activity using momentary time sampling …

The elderly in green spaces: Exploring requirements and preferences concerning nature-based recreation

C Wen, C Albert, C Von Haaren - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
As demographic changes abound, landscape planners should increase their understanding
of both elderly people's preferences concerning nature-based recreation and approaches to …

Park improvements and park activity: a natural experiment

J Veitch, K Ball, D Crawford, GR Abbott… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Parks are an important setting for leisure-time physical activity.
Understanding how to attract residents to parks and encourage park users to be physically …

Top 10 research questions related to assessing physical activity and its contexts using systematic observation

TL McKenzie, H Van Der Mars - Research quarterly for exercise …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous methods are available to assess physical activity (PA) but systematic observation
(SO) excels in being able to provide contextually rich data on the setting in which the activity …

Observational Park-based physical activity studies: A systematic review of the literature

RP Joseph, JE Maddock - Preventive medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
This article reports the outcomes of a systematic review of observational park-based
physical activity (PA) studies. Five electronic databases and the Active Living Research …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between the physical environment and park-based physical activity: a systematic review

R Zhang, H Wulff, Y Duan, P Wagner - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
Background With an increase in the evidence for the associations between park-based
physical activity (PA) and physical environments (especially park and neighborhood …

[HTML][HTML] A implementação das prioridades da Política Nacional de Promoção da Saúde, um balanço, 2006 a 2014

DC Malta, MMA Silva, GM Albuquerque… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a Política Nacional de Promoção da Saúde (PNPS)
quanto à implementação de eixos prioritários de gestão. Foram consultadas informações …