141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Your city, your playground

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 4:54 PM - 5:06 PM

Susana Leong, EdD , University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
We go through life one day at a time. The work week starts with a Monday and ends on a Friday. In the video, Monday is shown through the side view mirror of a car. Friday is usually greeted with “happy Friday” and the weekend represents the opposite of the work week when it comes to play. The video ends with a person riding his bike into the sunset. By the end of the video, the viewer might have trouble differentiating a work day from the weekend in the video because everyday looks like play in the video. The idea behind the video is that everyday can be a day to play if one simply learns to appreciate and see what the city can offer in terms of play, which translates to physical movement.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Advocacy for health and health education
Chronic disease management and prevention
Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Explain different ways to engage in play as a form of physical activity throughout the week Demonstrate how your city can be your playground Discuss the value of silent film as a public service announcement

Keywords: Physical Activity, Health Promotion

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Certified Health Education Specialist with a doctorate in Health Education from Columbia University. My research interests include addressing nutritional behaviors in adolescents during the transitional period from high school to college; using media as a teaching tool; and reducing health disparities through education, research, and community partnerships.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.