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Physical Activity and Health Promotion
Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend toward physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based study of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target groups. Expert contributors present case studies which help to translate the theory into practice, from individual to societal levels, enriched by explanations of the socio-political context.
Enhancing Building Performance
Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) informs and enhances the usability and sustainability of building designs with lessons learned from evaluation of building performance throughout the building life cycle, from initial planning through occupancy to adaptive re-use. A key feature of BPE is that it examines design and technical performance of buildings alongside human performance criteria. That is, it seeks to examine facilities in order to determine whether they will work for the people that will use and occupy them. Rigorous BPE helps to improve design practice by providing feedback on the effectiveness of the choices made about the building to ensure that its design is optimised for stak...
Reflective Practice in the Sport and Exercise Sciences
Drawing on the experiences of scientists, researchers, practitioners and teachers in a wide range of sport and exercise settings, this book explores contemporary issues in reflective practice and considers the way that reflective practice impacts upon applied practice, on research methodology and on professional development. It includes chapters on the use of reflective practice in areas as diverse as: delivering coach education sport psychology support working in sports physiology developing young players in sport exercise-related interventions physiotherapy working inside a professional football club student skills and the physical activity and health curriculum Based on multi-disciplinary work in education and the health sciences, and exploring the crucial interface between learning and practice, this book is important reading for all sport and exercise scientists and any professional working in sport and exercise looking to become more effective practitioners.
The Social Significance of Health Promotion
The Social Significance of Health Promotion sets health promotion in its historical context and delineates its contemporary role. It explores the potential of health promotion to impact on our social values and sense of community. The book begins by exploring the historical roots of health promotion and its relationship to the medical model of health. It moves on to present analyses of contemporary health promotion programmes in which the contributors are actively engaged. These chapters discuss current questions for health promotion from a practitioner perspective and from the point of view of their social impact. They cover a wide range of topical issues such as exclusion and inclusion, the mental health of children, the role of alternative medicine, and health in the workplace. Emphasising the centrality of empowerment, participation and advocacy to an effective health promotion programme, The Social Significance of Health Promotion brings students and health professionals right up to date with the latest initiatives and theories.
Labwork to Leadership
After years of running a cutting-edge chemistry lab, Jen Heemstra shares hard-won advice for scientific leadership. Showing how effective management enables discovery and innovation, Labwork to Leadership teaches PIs how to set goals, foster inclusivity, and motivate a research team.
Evaluation in Health Promotion
This book is the result of the WHO European Working Group on Health Promotion Evaluation which examined the current range of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods to provide guidance to policy-makers and practitioners. It includes an extensive c
Tidy's Physiotherapy, South Asia edition - E-Book
Tidy's Physiotherapy: South Asia Edition is a comprehensive book for physiotherapy students as well as physiotherapy professionals. It covers fundamentals of physiotherapy, Physiotherapy in musculoskeletal conditions, Sports injuries, Cardiopulmonary conditions, Intensive care units,Neurological conditions, Women's health and Geriatric conditions.Salient Features• Chapters are revised and updated to meet the need of Physiotherapy students and professionals of India and South Asian countries• Chapter wise MCQs have been added in chapters to revise the lessons learnt and help in competitive exams• All the chapters are written succinctly with judicious balance of tables, pictures, boxes a...
Exercise Therapy
Though exercise has been the mainstay of musculoskeletalphysiotherapy for decades, its value in other systems of the body,such as cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological has emerged inrecent years. This trend is being increasingly reflected in degreecurricula. This novel textbook is designed predominantly for physiotherapistsand offers a dynamic insight into the applications of exercisetherapy across the body's systems in disease management and healthpromotion. The focus on exercise as a crucial modality in preventing andtreating disease will attract readers following courses in sport& exercise science and physical activity as well asphysiotherapy. The book will also appeal to practitioners,particularly those pursuing post-qualification courses inrehabilitation.
Tidy's Physiotherapy E-Book
A classic textbook and a student favourite, Tidy's Physiotherapy aims to reflect contemporary practice of physiotherapy and can be used as a quick reference by the physiotherapy undergraduate for major problems that they may encounter throughout their study, or while on clinical placement. Tidy's Physiotherapy is a resource which charts a range of popular subject areas. It also encourages the student to think about problem-solving and basic decision-making in a practice setting, presenting case studies to consolidate and apply learning. In this fifteenth edition, new chapters have been added and previous chapters withdrawn, continuing its reflection of contemporary education and practice. Ch...
Tidy's Physiotherapy
A classic textbook and a student favourite, Tidy's Physiotherapy aims to reflect contemporary practice of physiotherapy and can be used as a quick reference by the physiotherapy undergraduate for major problems that they may encounter throughout their study, or while on clinical placement. Tidy's Physiotherapy is a resource which charts a range of popular subject areas. It also encourages the student to think about problem-solving and basic decision-making in a practice setting, presenting case studies to consolidate and apply learning. In this fifteenth edition, new chapters have been added and previous chapters withdrawn, continuing its reflection of contemporary education and practice. Ch...
