Speake, H., Copeland, R.J., Till, S.H. et al. (3 more authors) (2016) Embedding Physical Activity in the Heart of the NHS: The Need for a Whole-System Approach. Sports Medicine, 46 (7). pp. 939-946. ISSN 0112-1642
Abstract
Solutions to the global challenge of physical inactivity have tended to focus on interventions at an individual level, when evidence shows that wider factors, including the social and physical environment, play a major part in influencing health-related behaviour. A multidisciplinary perspective is needed to rewrite the research agenda on physical activity if population-level public health benefits are to be demonstrated. This article explores the questions that this raises regarding the particular role that the UK National Health Service (NHS) plays in the system. The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield is put forward as a case study to discuss some of the ways in which health systems can work in collaboration with other partners to develop environments and systems that promote active lives for patients and staff.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2016 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2016 11:54 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2016 11:54 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0488-y |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s40279-016-0488-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101954 |