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Therapeutic recreation as a developing profession in South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)
South Africa experiences socio-economic challenges with a high prevalence of
poverty resulting in disability and non-communicable diseases affecting the health and
welfare of communities. Health services are not always ...
Exercise testing and intervention: translation into a low resource community
(2015)
Ikageng is a low-resource community on the outskirts of Potchefstroom in the North West Province of South Africa. South Africa experiences a burden of disease that includes both diseases of lifestyle due to obesity and ...
Can social innovation advance the PMTCT programme? A South African reflection
(Sinnergiak Social Innovation, 2022)
The prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programme is an initiative developed to enable health care practitioners to provide essential care to mothers in order to prevent the transmission of HIV to their ...
Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and cad risk factors in firefighters
(Bentham Open, 2023)
Firefighting is a physically and psychologically stressful occupation, where firefighters often resort to alcohol use as a coping strategy. Firefighters
are particularly vulnerable to alcohol misuse and alcohol disorders, ...
Experiences of young South African gymnasts, parents and coaches about the health benefits of sport participation
(AFAHPER-SD, 2019)
Gymnastics, as a physical activity, presents young people with opportunities to learn physical skills, improve eye-hand coordination, develop gross and fine motor skills, and socially develop through engagement with other ...
Female sport administrators’ experiences of organisational fit in the workplace
(AFAHPER-SD, 2011)
Gender inequality in South African sport has been legislated against by a number of
constitutionally binding Acts. Although these policies have done much to address the general
absence of women in leadership positions ...
Association between physical fitness and cardiovascular health in firefighters
(MDPI, 2023)
Firefighters perform strenuous work in dangerous and unpredictable environments requiring
optimal physical conditioning. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between
physical fitness and cardiovascular ...