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Global and European Publications

Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of healthy eating habits and physical activity levels among adolescents, WHO (2006)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/98231/e89375.pdf (2.05MB)

A healthy City is an Active City: A Physical Activity Planning Guide, WHO (2006)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/99975/E91883.pdf (8.12MB)

The National Guidelines on Physical Activity for Ireland, Department of Health and Children (2009)
http://www.getirelandactive.ie/pdfs/GIA_GUIDE.pdf (5.99MB)

Health Economic Assessment Tool for Cycling (HEAT for cycling) User guide, WHO (2007)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/87482/E90948.pdf (0.22MB)

Neighborhood Level Influences and Physical Activity in Public Parks in Diverse Communities, Active Living Research Conference (2007)
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/files/Floyd_Plenary_2007.pdf (0.98MB)

Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Promote Physical Activity: A Modelling Study, PLOS Medicine (2009)
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000110(0.20MB)

Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health: A framework to monitor and evaluate implementation, WHO (2006)
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/Indicators%20English.pdf (0.51MB)

The challenge of obesity in the WHO European Region and the strategies for response, WHO (2007)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/98243/E89858.pdf (1.82MB)

Steps to Health: A European Framework to Promote Physical Activity for Health, WHO (2007)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/101684/E90191.pdf (0.43MB)

Physical Activity and Health in Europe: Evidence for action, WHO (2006)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/87545/E89490.pdf (0.67MB)

Promoting physical activity and active living in urban environments: The role of local governments, WHU (2006)
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/98424/E89498.pdf (0.94MB)

UK Publications

NEW UK Physical Activity Guidelines 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_127931

Building Health What needs to be done? Creating and enhancing places for healthy, active lives, National Heart Forum (2007)
http://www.heartforum.org.uk/Publications_NHFreports_Pub_BuildHealth.aspx (2MB)

Green Exercise: Complementary Roles of Nature, Exercise and Diet in Physical and Emotional Well-Being and Implications for Public Health Policy, University of Essex (2003)
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ces/esu/occasionalpapers/GreenExercise.pdf (0.24MB)

The Park Life report: The first ever public satisfaction survey of Britain’s parks and green spaces, Green Space (2007)
http://www.green-space.org.uk/downloads/ParkLifeReport/GreenSpace%20Park%20Life%20Report%20-%20Sector.pdf (0.04MB)

The National Evaluation of LEAP: Final Report on the National Evaluation of the Local Exercise Action Pilots, Leeds Metropolitan University (2007)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_073599.pdf (1.10MB)

Promoting physical activity, active play and sport for pre-school and school-age children and young people in family, pre-school, school and community settings, NICE (2009)
http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/11773/42883/42883.pdf (0.39MB)

A Toolkit for the Design, Implementation & Evaluation of Exercise Referral Schemes: Guidance for Referring Health Professionals, Exercise Referral Professionals & Exercise Referral Scheme Commissioners, BHF (2009)
http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/downloads/ER_Toolkit_Part1.pdf (5.23MB)

Interventions to promote walking: systematic review, BMJ (2007)
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/334/7605/1204 (0.24MB)

Tackling Obesities: Future Choices – Summary of Key Messages, Department of Innovation Universities and Skills (2007)
http://www.foresight.gov.uk/obesity/20.pdf (0.43MB)

 

Sport matters... a culture of lifelong enjoyment and success in sport ... The Northern Ireland Strategy for Sport & Physical Recreation 2009 – 2019, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
http://www.sportni.net/NR/rdonlyres/9B4CACD6-CCE5-430A-B427-68BE370E2596/0/SportMatters.pdf (2.57MB)

Other useful sites

European Network for the promotion of health enhancing physical activity
A broad based, WHO supported network which aims to promote physical activity by developing strategies, programmes and multi-sectoral approaches for use across Europe.
http://www.euro.who.int/hepa

Active Living Research
A site promoting an integrated approach to researching active living, including the impact of the physical environment.
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/What_is_Active_Living/103

Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness
An American association promoting physical activity among people 50 and over.
http://www.50plus.org/aboutus.htm

Travelwise NI (Department for Regional Development) www.travelwiseni.co.uk