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    Políticas públicas de atividade física: análise de documentos governamentais em âmbito mundial
    Public policies on physical activity: analysis of government documents worldwide

    Esse documento visa disseminar as evidências identificadas em âmbito mundial e nortear as ações nacionais, a fim de subsidiar tomadas de decisões mais assertivas com relação à promoção de atividade física e saúde. Por conseguinte, visa definir parâmetros necessários para a elaboração, dif...

    Policy summary 6: promoting health, preventing disease: is there an economic case?

    A core question for policy-makers will be the extent to which investments in preventive actions that address some of the social determinants of health represent an effi cient option to help promote and protect population health. Can they reduce the level of ill health in the population? How strong is the...

    What is the evidence on school health promotion in improving health or preventing disease and, specifically, what is the effectiveness of the health promoting schools approach?

    School health promotion, based on a wide range of research and practice, has evolved over the course of the last 50 years, alongside health promotion in other settings. During the 1990s, WHO, working jointly with the European Commission and the Council of Europe, developed the health promoting schools in...

    What are the main factors that influence the implementation of disease prevention and health promotion programmes in children and adolescents?

    Many disease prevention and health promotion programmes are directed at the health of children and young people because they can prevent both immediate problems (mortality and morbidity) and long-term problems. However, even where there is evidence to support such public health interventions, implementat...