Download or read book Development of Measures for the Study of Environmental Neighborhood and Family Determinants of Physical Activity in Hong Kong Preschoolers written by Yi-Nam Suen and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Development of Measures for the Study of Environmental Neighborhood and Family Determinants of Physical Activity in Hong Kong Preschoolers" by Yi-nam, Suen, 孫伊南, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Motivations: The prevalence of childhood obesity in Hong Kong has been increasing in the last couple of decades. Childhood obesity may lead to adverse health outcomes in adolescence and adulthood. Regular engagement in physical activity (PA) can reduce the risk of childhood obesity. The establishment of an active lifestyle needs to start in early childhood as PA behavior in the preschool age tracks to childhood and adulthood. To achieve this goal, modifiable determinants of Hong Kong preschoolers'' PA and sedentary behaviors need to be identified. However, measures of such determinants appropriate for Hong Kong preschoolers and their primary caregivers were lacking. Thus, this PhD project focused on the development and validation of culturally- and linguistically-appropriate measures of neighborhood environmental and family factors that may contribute to an active lifestyle in Hong Kong preschoolers. Methods: This project was based on a socio-ecological model of Hong Kong preschoolers'' PA and sedentary behaviors. It included qualitative and quantitative studies. Fifty-six primary caregivers (mainly parents) of Hong Kong Chinese preschoolers participated in the qualitative stage, including an unstructured focus group, individual interviews, cognitive interviews and nominal group technique sessions for the purpose of the development of new scales assessing PA-related parental practices and informal social control, and the adaptation and translation (into Chinese) of seven extant questionnaires of relevant neighborhood variables. The quantitative stage of the project involved the assessment of test-retest reliability and internal consistency of all instruments (n=61); an evaluation of the factorial validity of two newly-developed scales via confirmatory factor analysis (n=394); and, the assessment of the construct validity of the instruments and proposed model of PA. The latter component of the project entailed an analysis of correlates of PA-related parental practices (n=411) and those of preschoolers'' PA and sedentary behaviors (n=164). Results: Two preliminary instruments were developed in the qualitative stage: (1) Physical Activity Parental Practices for Preschoolers - Hong Kong (PAPPP-HK) and (2) PA-related Informal Social Control. Seven extant neighborhood-related questionnaires and two newly-developed scales were tested by cognitive interviews and minor changes were made. All nine instruments showed acceptable to excellent levels of test-retest reliability and internal consistency. The final measurement models for PAPPP-Encouragement consisted of two subscales and that for PAPPP-Discouragement had four subscales. All measurement models showed moderate to good fit to the data. The final measurement model for PA-related Informal Social Control showed acceptable fit and had three subscales. Neighborhood environmental factors were found to be associated with parental practices discouraging PA only, while socio-demographic and family characteristics were significantly correlated with parental practices encouraging and discouraging PA. This study also found that neighborhood, parental and family characteristics contributed to the explanation of preschoolers'' PA and sedentary behaviors. Significance: This study developed culturally- and linguistically-appropriate, reliable and valid measures of family and

Download or read book Development of Measures for the Study of Environmental Neighborhood and Family Determinants of Physical Activity in Hong Kong Preschoolers written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Building foundations How neighborhood social and built environment factors impact children s learning written by Parisa Parsafar and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Physical Activity Epidemiology written by Rod K. Dishman and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Third Edition, provides a discussion of current studies showing the influence of physical activity on disease. Updated with extensive new content in alignment with the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report, the third edition benefits from the expertise of authors Rod Dishman, Gregory Heath, Michael Schmidt, and I-Min Lee. These authors offer insight gained from their professional experiences, which include leadership roles within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, contributions to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, and a combined 1,000 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals across each of their disciplines. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Third Edition, explores how physical activity can enhance quality of life. The text summarizes the available knowledge, examines the methods used to obtain these findings, considers the implications for public health, and outlines the important questions that remain. Readers will find comprehensive discussions of these topics: Part I introduces physical activity epidemiology and provides an extensive background in research methods as well as physical activity measurement and surveillance. Part II focuses on the evidence that physical activity protects against premature death from all causes and inhibits the development of coronary heart disease and stroke. Part III offers population-based studies and clinical experiments providing evidence that physical activity plays a role in the prevention of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity. Part IV compiles the latest data on two chronic diseases that are increasing in prevalence worldwide: type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis. Part V describes the evidence that physical activity is associated with reduced risks of certain cancers and explores the use of immunotherapy in cancer treatment. Part VI addresses mental health and the promotion of a safe, physically active lifestyle among all segments of the population. The third edition of this text offers expanded coverage of the measurement of sedentary behavior; the effects of physical activity on osteoporosis and bone health, cancers, and inflammatory diseases; and the potential of exercise to complement immunotherapy in cancer treatment. More than 200 tables and figures highlight information in an easy-to-understand visual format. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Third Edition, examines the methodology and findings of classic and contemporary studies and then helps students analyze the results. The special Strength of the Evidence sections summarize the findings to determine the extent to which correlation and causation can be proven. Chapter objectives, chapter summaries, sidebars, and a glossary assist students in finding key information. Instructors will find a test package, image bank, and downloadable learning activities to assist with student comprehension. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Third Edition, offers a comprehensive presentation of significant studies, discusses how these studies contribute to understanding the relationship between activity and disease prevention, and explores how this information can be used in leading global society toward increased health and longevity.

Download or read book Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018 2030 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease stroke diabetes and breast and colon cancer. It also helps to prevent hypertension overweight and obesity and can improve mental health quality of life and well-being. In addition to the multiple health benefits of physical activity societies that are more active can generate additional returns on investment including a reduced use of fossil fuels cleaner air and less congested safer roads. These outcomes are interconnected with achieving the shared goals political priorities and ambition of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The new WHO global action plan to promote physical activity responds to the requests by countries for updated guidance and a framework of effective and feasible policy actions to increase physical activity at all levels. It also responds to requests for global leadership and stronger regional and national coordination and the need for a whole-of-society response to achieve a paradigm shift in both supporting and valuing all people being regularly active according to ability and across the life course. The action plan was developed through a worldwide consultation process involving governments and key stakeholders across multiple sectors including health sports transport urban design civil society academia and the private sector.

Download or read book Handbook of Life Course Health Development written by Neal Halfon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. ​This handbook synthesizes and analyzes the growing knowledge base on life course health development (LCHD) from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, with implications for clinical practice and public health. It presents LCHD as an innovative field with a sound theoretical framework for understanding wellness and disease from a lifespan perspective, replacing previous medical, biopsychosocial, and early genomic models of health. Interdisciplinary chapters discuss major health concerns (diabetes, obesity), important less-studied conditions (hearing, kidney health), and large-scale issues (nutrition, adversity) from a lifespan viewpoint. In addition, chapters address methodological approaches and challenges by analyzing existing measures, studies, and surveys. The book concludes with the editors’ research agenda that proposes priorities for future LCHD research and its application to health care practice and health policy. Topics featured in the Handbook include: The prenatal period and its effect on child obesity and metabolic outcomes. Pregnancy complications and their effect on women’s cardiovascular health. A multi-level approach for obesity prevention in children. Application of the LCHD framework to autism spectrum disorder. Socioeconomic disadvantage and its influence on health development across the lifespan. The importance of nutrition to optimal health development across the lifespan. The Handbook of Life Course Health Development is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology/science; maternal and child health; social work; health economics; educational policy and politics; and medical law as well as many interrelated subdisciplines in psychology, medicine, public health, mental health, education, social welfare, economics, sociology, and law.

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Download or read book Understanding Environmental Influence on Walking in Hong Kong written by Jia Chen and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Understanding Environmental Influence on Walking in Hong Kong" by Jia, Chen, 陳嘉, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: There has been a growing interest in promoting active transportation as an effective route to address the issues caused by the heavy reliance on motorized modes. Walking, as a unique form among all types of active transportation mode, is highly accessible and easy to be incorporated into every trip. A number of distinct benefits of walking deserve special mention. Among the whole transport system, walking is a fundamental and integral part linking various elements of trip together, irrespective of public or private modes. Besides, walking offers people an opportunity for regular physical activity that contributes to substantial health benefits. In order to identify how built and social environmental attributes influence on walking, four communities in Hong Kong with different physical and/or social characteristics were selected as case study. First hand data was collected by on-site questionnaire survey, together with objective assessments towards neighborhood walkability and condition of socio-economic disadvantage, the influences of physical and social factors on the level of walking were examined. For the study on walking intensity, individual characteristics including gender and income were found to be better predictors for the level of walking intensity. Among environmental determinants, the perceptions of pedestrians towards neighborhood walkability might be particularly important to predict one's intensity of walking activity. Besides, positive association was observed between health condition and the level of walking activity. In terms of the study exploring the concordance between perceived and objective walkability, a moderate concordance between dual environmental measurements was found. The results of the study revealed that pedestrians' perceptions towards neighborhood walkability might be crucial influencing one's propensity and intensity. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5217419 Subjects: Walking - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity written by Transportation Research Board and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2005-01-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB Special Report 282: Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence reviews the broad trends affecting the relationships among physical activity, health, transportation, and land use; summarizes what is known about these relationships, including the strength and magnitude of any causal connections; examines implications for policy; and recommends priorities for future research.

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Download or read book Sociological Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.

Download or read book Asset Building Policies and Innovations in Asia written by Michael Sherraden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asia has long been a testing ground for efforts to augment financial and social security by developing assets that may support individuals and households and contribute to long-term social development. Rapid growth in the number and breadth of asset-based social policies has prompted Asian scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to share lessons from current efforts and chart future directions. This book offers a unique collection of macro- and micro-level analyses on asset-based social development and compares and contrasts national social policies across the Asia Pacific region. Many asset-building policies and programmes have been undertaken in Asia, and innovative proposals continue to emerge. The contributions in this book present and assess this broad, often nuanced, and evolving landscape, and offer an insightful analysis of the evolution of asset-building policies, innovative programmes in rural populations, asset-based interventions to facilitate the development and well-being of children, as well as case studies on new, ground-breaking asset-building projects. Asset-Building Policies and Innovation in Asia will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Asian social policy, social welfare, social development and social work.

Download or read book An Exploratory Study on Factors Affecting Hong Kong Children s Behaviour and Attitudes Towards Environmental Conservation written by Wing-kei Vicky Wong and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is crucial to provide environmental education to the next generation in order to sustain environmental protection in the long run. Although significant research effort has been dedicated to suggesting immediate actions to protect the environment, few studies have examined the promotion of environmental protection among children, let alone the unique roles of parents and teachers in this education. The current study aims to address this gap in the research by establishing the connection between the environmental concerns of influential parties and behaviour and attitudes towards environmental conservation among local children. It recommends a promotional campaign for the development of environmental education. The study is directed by six objectives: reviewing local children's behaviour and attitudes towards environmental conservation, identifying the measurement scale for environmental behaviour and attitudes, revealing the elements facilitating positive views of environmental issues among the children, and recommending implementable campaign campaigns environmental education policy. Following the data analysis, the results reflect the positive influence of parents and teachers on 14 environmental aspects, where the strongest influence is on minimising disturbance to animals. Additionally, both parents and teachers have their strengths in teaching environmental conduct to children, while the distribution of responsibility would enhance the efficiency of parenting and teaching. This research makes three contributions. First, along with the literature review, the identification of important environmental factors in the local context can be reused in future studies. Second, the study provides a detailed investigation of the importance of parenting and teaching for different environmental aspects in the environmental education of young children. Finally, it makes specific recommendations for parenting and teaching regarding environmental issues to enhance the diffusion of the environmental protection message among children in the early stage.

Download or read book The Economics of Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This resource book discusses the economic arguments that could (and could not) be put forth to support the case for investing in the social determinants of health on average and in the reduction in socially determined health inequalities. It provides an overview and introduction into how economists would approach the assessment of the economic motivation to invest in the social determinants of health and socially determined health inequities, including what the major challenges are in this assessment. It illustrates the extent to which an economic argument can be made in favour of investment in 3 major social determinants of health areas: education, social protection, and urban development and infrastructure. It describes whether education policy, social protection, and urban development, housing and transport policy can act as health policy"--

Download or read book Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children written by Bernard Spodek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the essential reference on research on early childhood education throughout the world. This singular resource provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues as well as the information necessary to make informed judgments about these issues. The field has changed significantly since the publication of the second edition, and this third edition of the handbook takes care to address the entirety of vital new developments.A valuable tool for all those who work and study in the field?of early child.

Download or read book Active Start written by SHAPE America - Society of Health and Physical Educators and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Active start: a statement of physical activity guidelines for children from birth to five years"--Title from cover.

Download or read book Some Associations Between Neighbourhood Recreation Facilities and Moderate To Vigorous Physical Activity in Hong Kong written by Ka-Yiu Lee and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Some Associations Between Neighbourhood Recreation Facilities and Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity in Hong Kong" by Ka-yiu, Lee, 李嘉耀, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The benefits of engaging in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity have been documented in the literature. The neighbourhood environment, which could influence large proportions of population for sustained periods of time, has been associated with physical activity in Western countries. Yet, it remains unclear that how the neighbourhood environment in ultra-dense Hong Kong, especially with respect to proximity and availability of recreational facilities, is associated with physical activity of its residents. This study examines the associations between neighbourhood recreational facility, in both perceived and objective measures, and physical activity of residents in Hong Kong. The differences between perceived and objective availability of recreational facilities, and the perceived encouraging or discouraging features of a self-reported recreational facility were also examined. The availability of recreational facilities between high and low socio-economic status neighbourhoods was compared to identify inequalities of recreational resource allocation. A total of 480 participants aged 18-65 years, living in 32 neighbourhoods of different extremes of walkability and socio-economic status, were recruited to complete an interviewer-administered questionnaire in which the perceived aspects of neighbourhood recreational facilities were examined, and to wear a motion sensor which objectively measure physical activity for 7 consecutive days. Objective availability of 14 types of recreational facilities, categorized into combinations of indoor or outdoor and public, residential or commercial facilities, were quantified by direct observations. Geographical Information Systems further provided objective data regarding the number of parks, sports centres, sports grounds, playgrounds, swimming pools, bike lanes and pavilions available in the examined neighbourhoods. The objectively-assessed numbers of residential outdoor table tennis courts and public indoor swimming pools, and the presence of tennis courts, pavilions and swimming pools, as well as the perceived presence of bike lanes and swimming pools were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. In contrast, the objectively-assessed numbers of playgrounds, and the presence of soccer pitches, squash courts and playgrounds, were negatively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Poor agreements between perceived and objective availability of volleyball courts, soccer pitches, walking trails, weight and cardio-training equipment were observed. In contrast, good agreement between perceived and objective availability of tennis courts was observed. The level of agreement between perceived and objective availability of specific types of recreational facilities was influenced by the types of neighbourhood where participants lived and socio-demographics characteristics, such as age, education level and monthly household income. Perceived encouraging and discouraging features of a regularly-used recreational facility were observed across different domains, including the conditions of changing rooms and toilets, environmental safety, and aesthetics. High socio-economic status neighbourhoods had higher numbers of pavilions and swimming pools, and had higher odds of having sports grounds, swimming pools and tennis courts than low soci