Steps that count!: The development of a pedometer-based health promotion intervention in an employed, health insured South African population

Background Physical activity (PA) has been identified as a central component in the promotion of health. PA programs can provide a low cost intervention opportunity, encouraging PA behavioral change while worksites have been shown to be an appropriate setting for implementing such health promotion p...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 880
Main Authors:	Pillay, Julian D, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L, Proper, Karin I, van Mechelen, Willem, Lambert, Estelle V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 17.10.2012 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Adult Behavior Biostatistics Clinical trials Computer-based feedback Electronic Mail Environmental Health Epidemiology Exercise Feasibility studies Feedback Feedback, Psychological Female Health aspects Health behavior Health Benefit Plans, Employee Health promotion Health Promotion - methods Health Promotion - organization & administration health promotion and society Health risk appraisal Health risk assessment Health risks Health sciences Humans Intervention Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation Occupational Health Services - organization & administration Pedometer Pedometers Physical activity Physical fitness Population Program Development Program Evaluation Public Health South Africa Study Protocol T cells Technological change Vaccine Walking Wear Working conditions Young Adult South Africa Health risk appraisal Pedometer Physical activity Computer-based feedback
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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