The NSW Schools Fitness and Physical Activity Survey,1997

Booth, Michael

doi:10.1071/nb97016

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“…The children were then asked about the support they received to help them play sport or participate in some other physical activity. This survey was modelled on the physical activity questionnaire used in the Australian (New South Wales) Physical Activity and Fitness Survey which has been shown to have good reliability and acceptable validity (Booth et al, 1997(Booth et al, , 2002. Questions were predominantly in the form of Likert scales with five levels, e.g.…”

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Comparison of perceived support for physical activity and physical activity related practices of children and young adolescents in Hong Kong and Australia

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Macdonald

et al. 2009

European Physical Education Review

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Comparison of perceived support for physical activity and physical activity related practices of children and young adolescents in Hong Kong and Australia

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Macdonald

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European Physical Education Review

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“…There are other areas of growing concern in relation to schools.One is the increasing proportion of children who are being drivento school because of parental fears for their child's safety(75,76). Another is the low participation ratesin sports and physical education, particularly among adolescentgirls, which may set the standard for activity patterns in adulthood(77). Also of concern is the increasing pressure from soft drink companies on schools to placevending machines in the schools with contracts for a required volumeof sales (49).…”

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Preventive strategies against weight gain and obesity

2002

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A well-resourced, comprehensive, population-based set of strategies is needed to attenuate and eventually reverse the current trends of increasing obesity prevalence now apparent in most countries. The Epidemiological Triad (host, vector, environment) has proven to be a robust model for other epidemics and is applied to obesity. Host-based strategies are primarily educational and these tend to be most effective among people with higher incomes and higher educational attainment. The main vectors for a high-energy intake are energy-dense foods and drinks and large portion sizes and, for low energy expenditure, machines that promote physical inactivity. Vector-based strategies that alter food formulation can have a significant impact, particularly through influencing common, high-volume foods. The increasingly 'obesogenic' environments are probably the main driving forces for the obesity epidemic. There are many environmental strategies that can influence the physical, economic, policy or socio-cultural environments, but the evidence base for these potentially powerful interventions is small. Children should be the priority population for interventions, and improving the general socio-economic conditions for disadvantaged, marginalized or poor population sectors is also a central strategy for obesity prevention. The key settings for interventions are schools, homes, neighbourhoods, primary health care services and communities. The key macroenvironments for interventions are the transport and infrastructure sector, the media and the food sector.

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“…5 However, differences in learning environments and duration of practice can affect FMS levels, resulting in children not being at the required proficiency level of FMS in order to advance to sport specific skills. 6 FMS are a key feature of primary school physical education (PE) programmes 7 yet, high numbers of children are leaving primary school lacking in these basic physical skills. 8 Children and early adolescents then enter a new PE environment with new peers where this lack of proficiency may translate into a lack of confidence in performing http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.07.004 1440-2440/© 2015 Sports Medicine Australia.…”

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