EDKP 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Public Health Surveillance, Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Sport Psychology
19 Nov 2012
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Exercise and performance: movement science, sports psychology, exercise physiology. Basic science of public health: cases and consequences of diseases. The two together promote physical activity and public health. Public health aspect: how do we promote pa at a population level. 1990 s- development of exercise sciences life expantancy inc. by 30yrs. 20th century was the time for the most advances in exercise science, epidemiology, and life sciences in general. Dr snow- father of epidemiology: stopped the cholera out break by figuring it out it s source (main water well) via deductive thinking . Dr morris- grandfather of pa and health: looked at pa in correlation to heart attack in conductors and bus drivers. Dr paffenberger: harvard alumni study looking at pa and how it can prolong life, created the field of pa and public health. Behavioral science: 1960 s promoting pa in everyday life: investigae how inactive people could adopt and maintain healthier beaviors.
