Rotary International’s Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign
Fig. 10.1 KPOA logo As part of this initiative, and to coincide with the FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament which was held in South Africa in 2010, Rotary International, through…
Slum Soccer: Female Empowerment Through Football
Fig. 16.1 Slum Soccer sessions being delivered Fig. 16.2 Slum Soccer sessions being delivered Fig. 16.3 Slum Soccer sessions being delivered Fig. 16.4 Slum Soccer sessions being delivered On identifying…
Fighting for Peace: From the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro and Beyond
Fig. 17.1 Dowdney’s conceptualisation of violence prone areas This analysis portrays children and young people both as victims and perpetrators of violence, living in a high state of anxiety and…
Football 4 Peace: An Activity-Based Community Relations and Reconciliation Initiative
Fig. 8.1 Children participating in the F4P programme Fig. 8.2 Children participating in the F4P programme 1. Provide opportunities for social contact across community boundaries 2. Promote mutual understanding…
Millwall FC Medical Service: ‘No One Likes Us, We Do Care’—Working Together for Better Health in South London
Fig. 18.1 Prostate cancer awareness raising event . Courtesy of Ben Spencer Photography The medical service offers an open-door service and is now staffed on match days by primary care…
The Bristol Active Life Project: Physical Activity and Sport for Mental Health
Fig. 7.1 Number of sessions delivered in years 1–6 of BALP In years 1–3, a total of 1154 activity sessions were delivered, with a total of 6150 attendances. This equates…
How Can the Health System Benefit from Increasing Participation in Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity?
Fig. 2.1 Forms of physical activity . Adapted from the Department of Health, 2011 [7] We further suggest that the easy assumptions which underpin a general promotion of ‘sport’ also…
Conclusion: The Next Steps
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016David Conrad and Alan White (eds.)Sports-Based Health Interventions10.1007/978-1-4614-5996-5_26 26. Conclusion: The Next Steps David Conrad1 and Alan White2 (1) Public Health Department, Hertfordshire County Council, Postal Point—CHO231, County Hall, Pegs Lane,…
‘Quit Smoking with Barça’: An Initiative of the European Commission’s ‘Ex-Smokers Are Unstoppable’ Campaign
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016David Conrad and Alan White (eds.)Sports-Based Health Interventions10.1007/978-1-4614-5996-5_25 25. ‘Quit Smoking with Barça’: An Initiative of the European Commission’s ‘Ex-Smokers Are Unstoppable’ Campaign Jordi Monés1 and Jan Teulingkx2 (1) FC Barcelona,…
“Manning Up for Men’s Health”: Sports Radio and the INTEGRIS Men’s Health University, Oklahoma, USA
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016David Conrad and Alan White (eds.)Sports-Based Health Interventions10.1007/978-1-4614-5996-5_24 24. “Manning Up for Men’s Health”: Sports Radio and the INTEGRIS Men’s Health University, Oklahoma, USA Stephen D. Petty1 and Lyn Hester1 (1) INTEGRIS…
