title: The Move More Scholars Institute: a state model of the physical activity and public health practitioners course.
abstract: Physical activity has been identified as a public health priority. In response, training and professional development opportunities have been created to increase the capacity of public health practitioners to address this issue. Currently, training resources are primarily reaching national- and state-level professionals. Local-level physical activity and public health practitioners can also benefit from these resources. The Move More Scholars Institute, a 4-day training course for community-based physical activity practitioners in North Carolina, was developed for local practitioners. This article will describe the planning of, implementation of, and initial response to the Move More Scholars Institute.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Division of Public Health, 5505 Six Forks Rd, 3rd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27609, USA. Lori.Schneider@NCmail.net
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newkirk
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004500:Education, Graduate; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D009726:Nurses; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012106:Research