Learning Activities

Useful Websites

Cardiovascular Disease

www.heartforum.org.uk
National Heart Forum

http://libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/
Library, all links work and access to pdf files on cardiovascular diseases, stroke, coronary heart disease etc. Part of National Electronic Library for Health.

http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec802720b8
Largely American data and graphs on prevalence and a plan of what to do about it. Part of CDC website.

http://www.heartstats.org/datapage.asp?id=1570
from this website you can download European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics of 2005. It includes causes, effects, and costs of CVD.

Stroke

http://www.stroke.org.uk
The Stroke Association

http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037
American Stroke Association

http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/109/16/2031
Document on how much physical activity is appropriate for stroke survivors

Hypertension

http://hyper.ahajournals.org/
Hypertension journal, another American heart association site, some articles you can access free.

http://www.bhsoc.org/
British Hypertension Society

Obesity

http://www.obesity.org/
Information on treatment, intervention and research. Both anecdotal accounts and links to journals.

http://www.iotf.org/
International Obesity Taskforce

http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/
National Obesity Forum: guidelines, practical advice to lose weight and good resource for health professionals.

Diabetes

http://libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/diabetes/

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
UK charity

http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
American Diabetes Association

Immunology

http://www.isei.dk/
International Society of Exercise and Immunology

Cancer

http://www.cancerportfolio.com/
International cancer research portfolio

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
American Cancer Society

http://cancerresearchuk.org/
Cancer Research UK

Osteoporosis

http://www.nof.org/
National Osteoporosis Foundation, USA

http://www.nos.org.uk/osteo.asp
National Osteoporosis Society, UK

Low back pain

http://www.backcare.org.uk/
National Back Pain Association

http://www.lowbackpain.com/index.html
Information and illustrations of what exercise is best to do, to alleviate back pain, and information on treatment methods.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003108.htm
American, Medline plus

Ageing

www.accymru.org.uk
Age Concern Cymru

www.ageconcern.org.uk
Age Concern England

ww.ageconcernscotland.org.uk
Age Concern Scotland

www.activage.org.uk
Ageing Well UK

Physical activity measurement

http://www.drjamessallis.sdsu.edu/measures.html
Dr James Sallis's website

http://www.ipaq.ki.se/
International Physical Activity Questionnaire

Attitudes

http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~aizen/index.html
Dr Icek Aizen's website on attitude and the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Motivation

http://www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/
Drs Deci & Ryan's website on Self-determination theory, including theoretical background and measurement scales

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~pes004/exercise_motivation/scales.htm
Dr David Markland's exercise motivation measurement and theory site

Barriers to physical activity

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/life/overcome.htm
Website from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Good advice on how to overcome physical activity barriers.

www.cflri.ca/pdf/e/pip04.pdf
Document, ‘barriers to physical activity’ from Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute.

Health Belief Model

http://www.tcw.utwente.nl/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Health%20Communication/Health_Belief_Model.doc/

Health action process approach

http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~health/hapa.htm

Protection motivation theory

http://www.garysturt.free-online.co.uk/healat2.htm

http://www.tcw.utwente.nl/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Health%20Communication/Protection_Motivation_Theory.doc/

Intrinsic motivation

http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/EdPsyBook/Edpsy5/Edpsy5_intrinsic.htm

See ‘Motivation’

Locus of control

http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/LocusofControl-intro.html

http://www.workhealth.org/risk/rfblocus.html
Job Stress Network

Attribution (theory)

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/attrib.htm

http://hsc.usf.edu/~kmbrown/Attribution_Theory_Overview.htm

Self-efficacy

http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/self-efficacy.html

http://www.kines.uiuc.edu/labwebpages/expsych/
Edward McAuley's site

Social support

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5018a1.htm#top
Increasing Physical Activity A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, a site from the CDC, recommends six different interventions.

http://www.heartstats.org/datapage.asp?id=997
British Heart Foundation statistics website, statistics of perceived social support, divided into age, ethnicity and gender.

Leadership

http://www.activelivingleadership.org

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/106568753/AccessCochraneLibrary.html
The Cochrane Library

http://www.wilderdom.com/research/meta-analysis.html

http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/D015201.html
OMNI (Organising Medical Networked Information)

Self-esteem

http://www.self-esteem-nase.org
American site of the National Association for Self-esteem.

http://www.self-esteem-international.org/
The International Council for Self-Esteem.

Anxiety

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression-and-exercise/MH00043

Depression

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/page.cfm?pagecode=PMSTET

http://www.depression-help-for-you.com/exercise-and-depression.html

http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/physicalactivity/index.shtml

(Exercise and) menopause

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/menopaus.htm

Stress reactivity

http://www.isma.org.uk/stressnw/exercise.htm

Exercise deprivation/dependence/addiction

http://www.projectcork.org/bibliographies/data/Bibliography_ExerciseAddiction.html

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/d/s/dsd11/EDS/
The Exercise Dependence Scale developed by Hausenblas and Symons Downs. Link to the actual measurement and guidelines.

http://www.psy.surrey.ac.uk/staff/JOgden.htm
Another exercise dependency measurement, developed by Jane Ogden.

http://www.addictions.co.uk/addiction.asp?ID=exercise

Affective states

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ekkekaki/research.html
Dr Ekkekakis's website

Mood

http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session5/26/HORMONES.html

Health Psychology

http://www.psychnet-uk.com/health_psychology/health_psychology.htm

Environment

http://www.ipenproject.org/

Miscellaneous websites

www.bhfactive.org.uk
British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity & Health

http://www.sparcoll.org.uk/
Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration

http://www.euro.who.int/hepa
HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity) Europe

http://www.cdc.gov/
Centres for Disease Control (USA)

http://www.fitness.gov/pcpfs_research_digs.htm
President's Council for Physical Fitness & Sport Research Digests

http://www.isbnpa.org/
International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

http://www.healthypeople.gov/
Healthy People 2010

http://www.who.int
WHO

http://www.dh.gov.uk
Department for Health (UK Government)

http://www.nhs.uk/
UK National Health Service

http://www.nice.org.uk/
NICE (National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence, UK)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/
National Heart Foundation of Australia

www.4children.org.uk
4Children (formerly Kids' Clubs Network)

www.actionforleisure.org.uk
Action for Leisure

www.acsm.org
American College of Sports Medicine

www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Arthritis Care

www.arp.org.uk
Association of Retired and Persons over 50

www.aso.org.uk
Association for the Study of Obesity

www.backcare.org.uk
Back Care

www.bjf.org.uk
Beth Johnson Foundation

www.bcs.com
British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation

www.bases.org.uk
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences

www.bgs.org.uk
British Geriatrics Society

www.bhf.org.uk
British Heart Foundation

www.dphpc.ox.ac.uk/bhfhprg/
BHF Health Promotion Research Group

www.bst.org.uk
British Sports Trust

www.bwy.org.uk
British Wheel of Yoga

www.ccpr.org.uk
Central Council of Physical Recreation

www.cpa.org.uk
Centre for Policy on Ageing

www.managingstress.com
Centre for Stress Management

www.cssc.co.uk
Civil Service Sports Council

www.countryside.gov.uk
Countryside Agency

www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK

www.efds.co.uk
English Federation of Disability Sport

www.efdss.org
English Folk Dance and Song Society

www.excel2000.co.uk
Excel 2000

www.exercisealliance.org.uk
Exercise Alliance (Leicestershire)

www.extend.org.uk
Extend

www.fia.org.uk
Fitness Industry Association

www.fitkid.co.uk
FitKid

http://www.fitnessni.org/
Fitness Northern Ireland

www.fitness-scotland.com
Fitness Scotland

www.fitnesswales.co.uk
Fitness Wales

www.coummintydance.org.uk
Foundation for Community Dance

www.glasgow.gov.uk/healthycities
Glasgow Physical Activity Forum

www.btcv.org/greengym
Green Gym

www.healthexpertise.co.uk
Health Expertise

www.hpani.org.uk
Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland

www.hpw.wales.gov.uk
Health Promotion Division (Wales)

www.helptheaged.org.uk
Help the Aged

www.isrm.co.uk
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management

www.isapa.org
International Society for Aging and Physical Activity

www.irishsportscouncil.ie
Irish Sports Council

www.keepfit.org.uk
Keep Fit Association

www.laterlifetraining.co.uk
Later Life Training Ltd

www.livingstreets.org.uk
Living Streets (Formerly Pedestrians Association)

www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation

www.napa-web.co.uk
National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People

www.asthma.org.uk
National Asthma Campaign

http://www.nice.org.uk/
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

www.nos.org.uk
National Osteoporosis Society

http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pathstohealth/
Paths to Health

http://www.paha.org.uk/paha/CCC_FirstPage.jsp
Physical Activity and Health Alliance — Scotland

www.pedometer.org.uk
Purchasing Pedometers

www.exerciseregister.org
Register of Exercise Professionals

www.ageing.org
Research Into Ageing

www.rsph.org
Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

www.skillsactive.org.uk
Skills Active (formerly SPRITO)

www.sportengland.org
Sport England

www.nsmi.org.uk
Sports Care UK

www.sportscotland.org.uk
Sport Scotland

www.sportex.net
SportEX

www.sportni.com
Sports Council for Northern Ireland

www.sports-council-wales.co.uk
Sports Council for Wales

www.sustrans.org.uk
Sustrans

www.taichiunion.com
Tai Chi Union for Great Britain

www.stroke.org.uk
The Stroke Association

www.wrightfoundation.com
The Wright Foundation

www.thrive.org.uk
Thrive

www.transport2000.org.uk
Transport 2000

www.U3A.org.uk
University of the Third Age

www.ukpha.org.uk
UK Public Health Association

www.uksport.gov.uk
UK Sport

www.taichi-europe.com
UK Tai Chi Association

www.walking-routes.co.uk
Walking Routes

www.whi.org.uk
Walking The Way to Health

www.csscworkinghealth.co.uk
Working Health in the NHS

www.centralymca.org.uk
YMCA Fitness Industry Training

www.youthsporttrust.org
Youth Sport Trust