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Imagine you work for the city health department and you are…

Imagine you work for the city health department and you are in charge of allocating a pot of limited funds to a physical activity promotion project. You are looking for the biggest community-level impact you can make. Based on what you learned in this course unit, what setting/approach would you select for your project? Why would you chose this setting/approach? Provide examples of the program elements you would select (i.e., specific parts of your approach– projects you’d do, programs you’d host, things you’d build, etc.) and why you chose these. How would you measure if your project was effective at increasing physical activity? You can target the general population or a specific age group, just be sure to justify your approach and indicate your target in your answer. Be specific for full credit.

First, please describe the ways in which sport could be a to…

First, please describe the ways in which sport could be a tool to help promote physical activity, and the ways that might be able to help address disparities in physical activity levels. Then, please describe the complications with this approach, and ways in which sport may actually lead to exacerbation of existing health disparities. What are some of the inequalities in access to and continuance with sport participation?