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Acknowledgement of Country: The teaching team respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna First Nations Peoples, who are the traditional owners of the lands on which we work.
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The aim of this course is to provide foundational knowledge of population-level interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour. The course will cover the current trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviour; aetiological, epidemiological and potential mechanistic relationships between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and non-communicable diseases (NCD's); current physical activity guidelines and the evidence base; strengths and weaknesses of population and individual level interventions; public policy and promotion of population level interventions. The video below will introduce you to the concepts that you will explore over the next 10 weeks.
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