Physicians' Views and experiences of counseling for physical activity: The New Zealand Green Prescription Program

Asmita Patel; Grant M. Schofield; Gregory S. Kolt; Justin W. L. Keogh

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Physicians' Views and experiences of counseling for physical activity: The New Zealand Green Prescription Program

Asmita Patel, Grant M. Schofield, Gregory S. Kolt, Justin W. L. Keogh

Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine

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Abstract

Regular physical activity is beneficial in both the prevention and management of chronic health conditions. A large proportion of adult New Zealanders, however, are insufficiently active. To assist in increasing population levels of physical activity (PA) in New Zealand, the Green Prescription (GRx), a primary care, PA scripting program with ongoing telephone-based support was developed.

Original language	English
Article number	3236
Pages (from-to)	856-856
Number of pages	1
Journal	Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Volume	44
Issue number	5S
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000417529.22755.ed
Publication status	Published - May 2012

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