Article Category: Health, fitness and well-being

As the number of older people in the developed world continues to rise, attention has turned to the contribution of leisure activities to quality of life. Leisure behaviour has been […]

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Journal article

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Taylor and Francis online: 2019

Authors

Dimmock , Kay (Author); Gregory , Sally F. (Author)

Childhood overweight and obesity is a leading public health concern. The Obesity Prevention & Lifestyle (OPAL) program; a multi-site, multi-setting, multi-strategy community based childhood obesity prevention program, is being implemented […]

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Report

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System Performance and Service Delivery Division, Department for Health and Ageing: 2016

This Report summarises the key outcome data for the Flinders OPAL Evaluation Project. Findings are presented for all OPAL communities sampled in Phase 1 and 2 only. Baseline findings are […]

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Report

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Flinders University SA: 2016

Authors

Mararey, Ass Prof Anthea (Author); Marshall, Courtney (Author); Leslie, Dr Evie (Author); Chan, Dr Gang (Author); Bell, Dr Lucinda (Author); Ullah, Dr Shahid (Author); Downer, Naomi (Author); Verity, Prof Fiona (Author); Ratcliffe, Prof Julie (Author); Cobiac, Prof Lynne (Author); Miller, Prof Michelle (Author); Olds, Prof Timothy (Author)

The benefits of leisure, recreation, sport, play and open space are well documented, and the report highlights these and the links with community wellbeing. It goes on to identify leisure […]

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Report

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Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council : 2020

The Plan focuses on public open space. Natural areas, including state-owned conservation lands, have been considered for their current role in providing for nature-based recreation, however, are not assessed for […]

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Report

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City of Melton: 2016