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(True/False) The U.S. National Physical Activity Plan is a comprehensive set of policies, programs, and initiatives designed to increase physical activity in all segments of the U.S. population. 

Match the intervention strategy with the appropriate intervention category

_______________________ is a framework that describes how and why a behavior changes for a given population in a particular setting. (Choose the best answer to fill in the blank)

Which of the following are two strongly recommended informational approaches for increasing physical activity? (Pick the best answer)  

In class, we watched a video from the Mayor of Oklahoma City describing how he put his city on a diet. The Million Pound Challenge he described is an example of what type of community-based intervention approach? (Choose the best answer)  

Which one of the following is not an informational approach to increase physical activity? (Pick the best answer)  

Informational approaches to increase physical activity focus on which one of the following factors that is thought to precede (or come before) behavior? (Choose all that are correct)  

Match the following definitions to the term

One strategy described under the Public Health Sector of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan is for public health organizations to develop and maintain a workforce with competence and expertise in physical activity and health. What is one tactic described under this strategy? (Pick the best answer).

Consider the following intervention: At a local church a health committee decides to promote physical activity with a new policy on active breaks for all church staff. They applied and accepted funding to change a room in the church into a “active break room”.  In addition they added more lighting and fixed the sidewalks around the church to provide safe outdoor walking paths. What levels of the Ecological Model are targeted in this intervention? (Pick the best answer)