Physical Activity and Public Health Practice

Daniel B. Bornstein, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, in Charleston, SC.Amy A. Eyler, PhD, CHES, is an associate professor in the graduate program of public health in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.Jay E. Maddock, PhD, FAAHB assumed the leadership of the School of Public Health in 2015. He also serves as the Senior Academic Advisor for the President George H.W. Bush China-US Relations Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for the Texas Health Institute and the Well-Connected Communities Initiative.Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention, and Implementation Science at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC.

• Section One –An introduction to the science of physical activity and public healthChapter 1: Physical Activity and Chronic DiseaseJonathan J. Ruiz-Ramie, Mark Sarzynski, and George L. GrieveChapter 2: Physical Activity Measurement and Sedentary BehaviorsJohn R. Sirard and Greg J. Petrucci, Jr.Chapter 3: Important Milestones in Physical Activity and Public HealthMorgan Clennin and Daniel B. BornsteinChapter 4: Establishing the Value of Physical Activity for Different StakeholdersDaniel B. Bornstein and Michelle M. SegarSection Two – Planning your interventionChapter 5: Developing of Policy and Environmental InterventionsAmy A. EylerChapter 6: Effective Strategies for Building and Maintaining CoalitionsDaniel B. Bornstein and Jay E. MaddockChapter 7: Developing Physical Activity PlansJay E. Maddock and Laura A. EsparzaChapter 8: Physical Activity Policy to PracticeAmy A. Eyler and Laurie WhitselSection Three – Implementing interventions in Specific Communities and Settings:Chapter 9: Physical Activity at the WorkplaceNicolaas P. PronkChapter 10: Faith-Based Settings and Physical Activity PromotionBenjamin L. Webb, Brook E. Harmon, and Melissa BoppChapter 11: The Importance of the Healthcare Sector for Promoting Physical ActivityMark Stoutenberg and Elizabeth A. RichardsChapter 12: Physical Activity Promotion in SchoolsRussell L. Carson, Jaimie McMullen, Brian D. Dauenhauer, and Danielle R. BrittainChapter 13: Physical Activity Opportunities Outside of SchoolAngie CraddockChapter 14: Parks, Recreation, and Physical ActivityMorgan Hughey, Bianca Shulaker, Andrew Mowen, and Andrew T. KaczynskiChapter 15: Physical Activity and the FamilyJoseph A. Skelton, Casey Foster, and Kaela YatesChapter 16: Best Practices for Ensuring a Healthy and Active Lifestyle in Older AdultsMarcia G. Ory, Barbara Resnick, Mark Stoutenberg, Aya Yoshikawa, and Matthew Lee SmithChapter 17: Physical Activity Practices for Individuals with DisabilitiesKiley J. TylerChapter 18: Physical Activity in Urban SettingsAmy A. Eyler and William J. DavisChapter 19: Physical Activity in Rural SettingsM. Reneé Umstattd Meyer, Michael B. Edwards, Lindsay Elliott Jorgenson, and Justin B. MooreSection Four – Evaluating Your InterventionChapter 20: Evaluation of Physical Activity Interventions: Impact, Outcome, and Cost EvaluationsJustin B. Moore, Jay E. Maddock, Camelia R. Singletary, and Theresa M. OniffreyChapter 21: Implementation Monitoring for Physical Activity InterventionsJustin B. Moore and Theresa M. OniffreyChapter 24: Dissemination: Models and MethodsDanielle E. Jake-Schoffman, Alicia A. Dahl, and Justin B. Moore