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Be
active - be healthy.
Northern Ireland physical activity strategy 1996-2002
Title:
Be active - Be healthy. Northern Ireland physical activity strategy
1996-2002. |
Published:
Health Promotion Agency (HPA), March, 1996, on behalf of the
Northern Ireland Physical Activity Strategy Group (NIPAIG). |
Description:
The overall aim
of this strategy is to increase levels of health related physical
activity particularly among those who exercise least. The need
to develop such a strategy, which would focus on the sedentary
population, was highlighted by the Northern Ireland Health
and Activity Survey published in 1994. This survey revealed
that over one quarter (29%) of the adult population would have
difficulty in climbing stairs without some assistance or would
only be capable of doing so unaided at a very slow pace. Be
active - be healthy provides a framework for action to increase
physical activity levels among the whole of the Northern Ireland
population. |
Format:
A4, 44 pages. |
Other
formats:
None. |
Target
group:
Health professionals. |
Available
from:
Central
Health Promotion Resource Services. |
ISBN:
1 874602 15 8 |
Additional
information:
Definition of key
concept: 'Health related physical activity':
Any bodily movement produced by the skeletal muscles resulting
in energy expenditure which confers a health benefit. It includes
leisure time physical activity undertaken with the specific
objective of improving fitness, physical performance, or health.
For further information
on the implementation of this strategy see:
The Northern
Ireland physical activity strategy action plan 1998-2002.
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