Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of current population-level studies showing the influence of physical activity on disease. Updated with extensive new research collected in the eight years since the previous edition, the second edition adds the expertise of respected epidemiologist I-Min Lee. To assist readers in understanding the public health significance of physical activity, Dishman, Heath, and Lee present a detailed review of research findings and what those findings suggest regarding the relationship between physical activity and a variety of health risks.
Part I. Introduction to physical Activity Epidemiology
Chapter 1. Origins of Physical Activity Epidemiology
Chapter 2. Concepts and Methods in Physical Activity Epidemiology
Chapter 3. Measurement and Surveillance of Physical Activity and Fitness
Part II. Physical Activity and Disease Mortality
Chapter 4. All-Cause Mortality
Chapter 5. Coronary Heart Disease
Chapter 6. Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
Part III. Physical Activity and Risk Factors
Chapter 7. Physical Activity and Hypertension
Chapter 8. Physical Activity and Dyslipidemia
Chapter 9. Physical Activity and Obesity
Part IV. Physical Activity and Chronic Diseases
Chapter 10. Physical Activity and Diabetes
Chapter 11. Physical Activity and Osteoporosis
Part V. Physical Activity, Cancer, and Immunity
Chapter 12. Physical Activity and Cancer
Chapter 13. Physical Activity and the Immune System
Part VI. Physical Activity and Special Concerns
Chapter 14. Physical Activity and Mental Health
Chapter 15. Physical Activity and Special Populations
Chapter 16. Adverse Events and Hazards of Physical Activity
Chapter 17.Adopting and Maintaining a Physically Active Lifestyle
Rod K. Dishman, PhD, is a professor of exercise science, adjunct professor of psychology, and the director of the Exercise Psychology Laboratory at the University of Georgia at Athens. He is also adjunct professor in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina at Columbia. Dr. Dishman is a reviewer for more than 50 journals, including Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and American Journal of Public Health.
Gregory Heath, DHSc, MPH, has been contributing to the field of exercise science and health promotion for over 25 years. Dr. Heath is Guerry professor and head of the department of health and human performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Previously, he worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as lead health scientist in the Physical Activity and Health Branch. He has extensive experience in conducting studies and data analyses in the areas of physical activity epidemiology and public health practice.
I-Min Lee, MBBS, MPH, ScD, is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, and associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Her main research interest is in the role of physical activity in promoting health and preventing chronic disease. This extends to characteristics associated with a physically active way of life, such as maintenance of ideal body weight. She also is concerned with issues relating to women's health. Lee has published more than 190 peer-reviewed articles and is a frequent invited presenter, teacher, and speaker at local, national, and international levels.