@article{ref1,
title="Elevating physical activity as a public health priority: establishing core competencies for physical activity practitioners in public health",
journal="Journal of physical activity and health",
year="2009",
author="Dallman, Amber and Abercrombie, Eydie and Drewette-Card, Rebecca and Mohan, Maya and Ray, Malcolm and Ritacco, Brian A.",
volume="6",
number="6",
pages="682-689",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Physical activity has emerged as a vital area of public health. This emerging area of public health practice has created a need to develop practitioners who can address physical activity promotion using population-based approaches. Variations in physical activity practitioners' educations and backgrounds warranted the creation of minimal standards to establish the competencies needed to address physical activity as a public health priority. METHODS: The content knowledge of physical activity practitioners tends to fall into 2 separate areas--population-based community health education and individually focused exercise physiology. Competencies reflect the importance of a comprehensive approach to physical activity promotion, including areas of community health while also understanding the physiologic responses occurring at the individual level. RESULTS: Competencies are organized under the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's 5 benchmarks for physical activity and public health practice. CONCLUSIONS: The greatest impact on physical activity levels may be realized from a well-trained workforce of practitioners. Utilization of the competencies will enable the physical activity practitioner to provide technical assistance and leadership to promote, implement, and oversee evaluation of physical activity interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-3080",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}