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Jeroen Meganck

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Piecing the puzzle together: case studies of international research in health-promoting sports clubs.

2015

This paper seeks to review the current international health-promoting sports club (HPSC) research, drawing together findings based on case studies from various countries to illustrate the status of HPSCs. In addition, future challenges for HPSC research and implementation are considered. The review includes six case studies from five countries. In summary, there are two major research themes in this area, namely ‘research into HPSC activity’ and ‘research into HPSC networks’. The first theme investigates the extent to which sports clubs and/or national sports organisations invest in health promotion (HP) – both in policy and practice. The latter theme is driven by an intention to widen the…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyInternationalitySports scienceHealth PromotionFitness Centers03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePolitical sciencemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineInternational research030505 public healthScope (project management)business.industryPublic healthResearchPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth services researchPublic relationsHealth promotionFemaleClubHealth Services Research0305 other medical sciencebusinessTheme (narrative)SportsGlobal health promotion
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Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? : A comparison across six European countries

2018

Aims: Insufficient physical activity (PA) is one of the largest public health challenges of our time and requires a multisectoral public-health response. PA recommendations state that all children and adolescents should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) daily and carry out vigorous PA (VPA) three times weekly. While participation in sports club activities is known to enhance the probability of reaching the recommended overall PA level, less is known about the contribution of sports club participation to VPA and few cross-national comparisons have been carried out. The purpose of this paper is to study whether participation in sports club activities is associat…

GerontologyMalephysical activitysports clubguidelines and recommendationsLogistic regression0302 clinical medicinePromotion (rank)nuoret030212 general & internal medicineChildNational dataComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSmedia_commonPhysical activity - Childrenyouthpublic healthta3142General Medicine3. Good healthEuropeFemaleClubGuideline Adherenceurheiluseurat0305 other medical sciencePsychologyfyysinen aktiivisuusSportsGuidelines and recommendationsmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentSports sciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectPhysical activitysuosituksetGuidelines as Topiclapset (ikäryhmät)03 medical and health scienceskansanterveysSports - Health aspectsmedicineHumansliikuntaharrastusExercise030505 public healthDescriptive statisticsPublic healthPhysical activity - Children - GuidelinesPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthFaculty of Science and Healthnuoruus[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologiesporthuman activities
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spub-ri-2018-0052-File007 – Supplemental material for Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? …

2018

Supplemental material, spub-ri-2018-0052-File007 for Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? A comparison across six European countries by Sami Kokko, Leena Martin, Susanna Geidne, Aurelie Van Hoye, Aoife Lane, Jeroen Meganck, Jeroen Scheerder, Jan Seghers, Jari Villberg, Michal Kudlacek, Petr Badura, Kaisu Mononen, Minna Blomqvist, Bart De Clercq and Pasi Koski in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classifiedFOS: Health sciences
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