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Special Issue: Sports-Based Health Interventions

Guest Editor

Prof. Murray Drummond
Dr. Claire Drummond
Dr. Sam Elliott
Sport, Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) Research Centre, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, 5000, Australia.
Email: murray.drummond@flinders.edu.au


Manuscript Topics

In a recent interview with Australian gold medal rower from the Rio Olympics, Kim Brennan espoused the benefits of elite sport as having ‘nation building’ capacities. She claimed that her sport of rowing promoted both healthy lifestyles through sports-based health programs as well as working with communities in Zambia to fund clean water conservation projects to create sustainable drought solutions. Sport has the potential to be much more than the obvious competitive elements that has underpinned its historical and contemporary existence. Globally, nationally and locally there is evidence of sport-based health initiatives that play a role in promoting health at the community and individual level. This special edition of AIMS Public Health will present sport-based health interventions that not only provide individual physical benefits but also work in community health and wellbeing. We are particularly interested in receiving evidence-based papers from around the globe to highlight the ways in which a variety of sports can be used to promote health in diverse settings. All methods will be considered, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed method and systematic review approaches. Papers can be empirical or theoretical but must highlight how the paper advances knowledge in this field. Authors are encouraged to submit an abstract for initial review. The guest editors will then encourage a full submission, if appropriate.


Instruction for Authors
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Please submit your manuscript to online submission system
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Paper Submission

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed before their acceptance for publication. The deadline for manuscript submission is 01 February 2017

Published Papers(7)

Research article
Team Sport in the Workplace? A RE-AIM Process Evaluation of ‘Changing the Game’
Andrew Brinkley Hilary McDermot Fehmidah Munir
2017, Volume 4, Issue 5: 466-489. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.5.466
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Commentary
What are the Facilitators and Obstacles to Participation in Workplace Team Sport? A Qualitative Study
Andrew Brinkley Josie Freeman Hilary McDermott Fehmidah Munir
2017, Volume 4, Issue 1: 94-126. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.1.94
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Research article
Leisure-time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Older People: The Influence of Sport Involvement on Behaviour Patterns in Later Life
Amy M. Gayman Jessica Fraser-Thomas Jamie E. L. Spinney Rachael C. Stone Joseph Baker
2017, Volume 4, Issue 2: 171-188. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.2.171
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Research article
Changes in Physical Activity Behaviour and Health Risk Factors Following a Randomised Controlled Pilot Workplace Exercise Intervention
Naomi Burn Lynda Heather Norton Claire Drummond Kevin Ian Norton
2017, Volume 4, Issue 2: 189-201. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.2.189
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Review
Is Team Sport the Key to Getting Everybody Active, Every Day? A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Interventions Aimed at Increasing Girls’ Participation in Team Sport
Rosalie Allison Emma L. Bird Stuart McClean
2017, Volume 4, Issue 2: 202-220. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.2.202
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Research article
Sport for Development and Global Public Health Issues: A Case Study of National Sports Associations
Davies Banda
2017, Volume 4, Issue 3: 240-257. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.3.240
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Research article
The Effect of Floorball Training on Health Status, Psychological Health and Social Capital in Older Men
Johan M. Wikman Anne Nistrup Jacob Vorup Mogens T. Pedersen Pia S. Melchor Jens Bangsbo Gertrud Pfister
2017, Volume 4, Issue 4: 364-382. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.4.364
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