PA Promotion

The Task Force associated with the Community Guide primarily does what?

• Reviews research to determine which programs work and make recommendations

• Provides basic health literacy information for the public

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  Sets guidelines for the amount of physical activity needed to reap health benefits

• Provides reviews of communities to help homebuyers choose a walkable neighborhood

Mass media campaigns are designed to change behavior by changing knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes. How effective are they shown to be for improving physical activity levels?

• Effective

• Highly effective

• Not very effective

A defining aspect of a community-wide campaign is that it:

• Requires the participation of every person in the community

• Includes consistent messaging across many community sectors (not just from one source)

• Will succeed in changing the behavior of every person in the community

• Is cheap and easy to organize

What types of physical activity are specifically prescribed by the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans for children and adolescents (ages 6-17)?

• Aerobic, Muscle-strengthening, Bone-strengthening

• Muscle-strengthening, Bone-strengthening, Flexibility

• Aerobic, Bone-strengthening, Balance

• Aerobic

Healthy People 2030 provides what?

• Funding to communities to support physical activity programming

• A hotline that people can call to get help in adopting healthy behaviors

• Specific national goals around physical activity and other health metrics

One core recommendation for school-based PE programs is to increase the amount of time spent in MVPA.

• True

• False

The Watson paper was a review examining the effect of classroom-based PA interventions primarily on which outcomes (only select one)?

• Behavioral problems and academic performance

• Academic performance and physical activity

• Physical activity and BMI

• BMI and blood sugar regulation

Your family and friends' physical activity habits are part of which level of the Socioecological Model?

• Individual

• Built environment

• Policies

• Interpersonal

In the transtheoretical model (also called the "stages of change model"), a person who has recently adopted an active lifestyle and has been meeting the PA recommendations for a couple of weeks would be classified as being in which stage?

• Precontemplation

• Contemplation

• Preparation

• Action

• Maintenance

Which of the following concepts refers to the relative pros & cons of a behavior (in this case, physical activity)?

• Self-efficacy

• Decisional balance

• Social support

• Barriers