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1. What are the four types of physical activity interventions?
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•Information
•Behavioral •Social •Environmental and Policy |
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2. What is Informational physical activity intervention?
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Knowledge about the benefits of being there; attitudes toward exercise
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3. What are three intervention strategies for the Informational Approach?
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•Mass Media Campaigns;
•Community Wide Campaigns; •Point of decision Prompts |
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4. What are Mass Media Campaign intervention strategies?
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Reach people using some medium other than personal contact with a health professional; well remembered by those who see them; 70% of those who see the message are able to recall the slogan or phrase; can be costly; may not reach intended audience
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5. What are Community Wide Campaign intervention strategies?
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Involvement from community members conducting health-risk or fitness appraisals; effective means for increasing percentage of people in community who are active; requires careful planning and training; requires well-trained staff and considerable resources
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6. What are Point of Decision Prompts intervention strategies?
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Placing a sign where people must make a decision of whether or not to be active; effective for increasing physical activity while sign is in place; only lasts as long as sign is in place
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7. What are three commonly used Behavioral Approaches to Physical Activity Interventions?
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•Goal setting – challenging but realistic; very specific; time bound
•Self-Monitoring – mindful of own thoughts, feeling s and behaviors gauged against a standard; best for exercise intensity and daily physical activity •Relapse Prevention – an individual fails to resume regular exercise following a lapse in activity |
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8. Which approach is the most effective approach to increase physical activity?
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Behavioral – 5 times more effective than other intervention types
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9. What are Social Approaches to Physical Activity Interventions?
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Focus on structuring people’s social environments to support their physical activity endeavors; establishing exercise groups and buddy systems – people are more likely to exercise in groups or pairs – seen at workplace, church, community center; effective when used in combination with other strategies; drawback- suggests success contingent upon cooperation of others
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10. What are Environmental and Policy Approaches to Physical Activity Interventions?
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Moving beyond individuals; aims to change physical and organizational structures that facilitate or impede activity; enhancing access to facilities for physical activity – EX safe, lighted walking paths; and modifying policy for curriculum of school-based education Ex – increase number of PE classes offered
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