This document attempts to establish the determinants of participation in physical activity in Peru using the economic structure presented by Cawley and a participation choice model proposed by Humphreys and Ruseski. Through the National Survey of Nutritional, Biochemical, Socioeconomic and Cultural Indicators related to Chronic-Degenerative Diseases in 2006, a logistic model was estimated throu...

Cultural heritage is an important factor in ensuring regional development. Practice has demonstrated that first sustainability of sites needs to be ensured and tourism they generate should also re-visited as current over-tourism models are unsustainable. The assumption cultural/creative industries (CCI) can a powerful tool for livability well sustainable based on experiences. In order stimulate...

background: there are thirteen who collaborating centres in iran which no mechanism or model has ever been foreseen for the evaluation of them. this original research is innovative in iran, which has been offered by the researcher through a joint research project with who. methods: the aforesaid model has been approved by the international relation department of ministry of health& education. t...

abstract background and purpose:health-promoting activities and a healthy lifestyle are major strategies to preserve health. the purpose of this research study, health-promoting behaviors of medical sciences student of islamic azad university of sari, iran, was carried out in order to determine the compliance and to promote the medical community. materials and methods:this was a cross-sectional...

BACKGROUND While research has demonstrated a link between the built environment and obesity, much variation remains unexplained. Physical features are necessary, but not sufficient, for physical activity: residents must choose to use these features in health-promoting ways. This article reveals a role for local culture in tempering the effect of the physical environment on physical activity beh...

The influence of cultural patterns and economic conditions on health perceptions in Latin America is studied using the results of the 2007 Gallup World Poll. The differences in health satisfaction between countries around the world have a robust association with variables that may reflect cultural differences rather than with aggregate economic variables or traditional health indicators. Simple...