Physical activity promotion in Manitoba: Strengths, needs, and moving forward

[National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion].

lf re d R üt te n & K la us P fe if er ( E ds .) N at io na l R ec om m en da tio ns f or P hy si ca l A ct iv it y an d P hy si ca l A ct iv it y P ro m ot io nThe National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion target experts and stakeholders. The recommendations have been developed for Germany, but may also apply to other countries. They were created by a group...

School-based physical activity and fitness promotion.

Understanding the impact of physical activity in COPD outcomes: moving forward.

Arguably, three outcome categories are of greatest importance to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, their families and their caregivers: health-related quality of life (including symptom burden); hospitalisations and other forms of healthcare utilisation; and, of course, mortality. Lower levels of baseline physical activity are not only prevalent in patients with COPD [1, 2]...

The physical therapist's role in physical activity promotion.

Clinicians are increasingly confronted with the diseases of physical inactivity. Paradoxically, a promising strategy to motivate sedentary individuals to become more active is the opportunity to encourage physical activity related behavioural change when individuals encounter health professionals. Although health care professionals trained in exercise prescription are recognised as having the p...

Needs-based planning: the case of Manitoba.

OBJECTIVE To illustrate the use of needs-based planning in the identification of physician surpluses and deficits and of resource misallocations within a provincial medical system at a time when provincial governments and medical associations across the country are faced with funding constraints for physician services. DESIGN For each of 4 regions in Manitoba, the authors analysed residents' ...