2nd Edition
Physical Activity in Diverse Populations Evidence and Practice
1. Introduction to Physical Activity and Health Disparities
Melissa Bopp
2. Theories of Behavior, Social Identity, and Disparity Relevant to Physical Activity
Deborah H. John, Jeanette Gustat, and Rebecca E. Lee
3. Development of Culturally Appropriate Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity
Sandra Soto, Jessica Haughton, Marisa Torres-Ruiz, and Elva M. Arredondo
4. Physical Activity among African American/Black Populations
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Jammie M. Hopkins, Oliver T. Jenkins, and Idris T. Robinson
5. Physical Activity among Latinos
David X. Marquez, Susan Aguiñaga, Michelle A. Jaldin, Miguel A. Negrete, Jocelyn Ocampo-Mota, and Dayane Padilla
6. Physical Activity among Asian Americans
Edith W. Chen, Elaine Musselman, Jane Jih, and Grace J. Yoo
7. Physical Activity among Native American Peoples
Heather J.A. Foulds
8. Physical Activity among Native Hawai’ians and Pacific Islanders
Cheryl L. Albright, Marjorie K. Leimomi Mala Mau, L. Brooke Keliikoa, Tricia Mabellos, and Mei Lin N. Park
9. Physical Activity among Low Socioeconomic Status Populations
Bhibha M. Das and Wendell C. Taylor
10. Physical Activity among Rural Populations
Marilyn E. Wende, Deborah H. John, Stefanie M. Meyer, and M. Renée Umstattd Meyer
11. Physical Activity among Sexual Minority Populations
Danielle R. Brittain, Mary K. Dinger, and Keegan T. Peterson
12. Physical Activity among the Trans and Gender Diverse Population
Bethany Jones and Abby Barras
13. Physical Activity among Military Veterans
David E. Goodrich, Katherine S. Hall, John M. Pinter, and Michael S. Erwin
14. Physical Activity among Physically Disabled Populations
Robert B. Shaw, Haley Berrisford, and Kathleen A. Martin Ginis
15. Physical Activity among Diverse Populations Internationally
Justin Richards, Adewale Oyeyemi, Andrea Ramírez Varela, and Adrian Bauman
16. Future Directions for Addressing Physical Activity in Diverse Populations
Melissa Bopp
Biography
Melissa Bopp is a professor of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her research expertise includes how community, environment, and policy influence and promote physical activity participation in diverse, underserved, and under-resourced populations. She has published extensively in this area and conducted countless studies to examine physical activity disparities. Dr Bopp has been teaching undergraduate and graduate students about health disparities and diverse populations for more than 20 years.
