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Physical activity toolkit for primary care

Title:
Physical activity toolkit for primary care. A workshop on promoting physical activity for primary care teams.
Published:
HPA, March, 2002.
Description:
This resource aims to support primary care teams by increasing staff knowledge and awareness of the benefits of physical activity. The pack includes all the materials required for a member of the practice team to run a one and a half hour workshop on physical activity. This includes facilitator's notes to accompany overheads and key supporting papers included in the appendices.
Format:
A4, 52 pages, toolkit (including spiral bound manual and overheads).
Other formats:
None.
Target group:
Health professionals, including general practitioners, practice nurses, district nurses, health visitors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and any other relevant member of the practice team.
Available from:
The toolkit is only available from Physical Activity Coordinators as part of a training course organised by each of the four Health and Social Services Boards.
Additional information:
This toolkit was commissioned by the Health Promotion Agency on behalf of the Northern Ireland Physical Activity Strategy Implementation Group (NIPAIG) to support the Northern Ireland physical activity strategy action plan 1998-2002. It was adapted with permission from the British Heart Foundation's Physical Activity Toolkit for Primary Care.
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