The Agita São Paulo Program as a model for using physical activity to promote health

The Agita São Paulo Program as a model for using physical activity to promote health

The "Agita São Paulo" Program applies a multilevel intervention approach to promoting physical activity among the 37 million inhabitants of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The verb "agita" means to move the body, but the term also suggests changing the way of thinking and becomin...

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Main Authors: Sandra Mahecha Matsudo, Victor Rodrigues Matsudo, Timoteo Leandro Araujo, Douglas Roque Andrade, Erinaldo Luiz Andrade, Luis Carlos de Oliveira, Glaucia Figueiredo Braggion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2003-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Health promotion
exercise
physical activity
developing countries
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892003000900007&lng=en&tlng=en

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