Physical Activity in Diverse Populations

Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, this book examines how social determinants such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability can impact on physical activity and its associated health outcomes.

Melissa Bopp is a professor of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her research expertise includes how community, environment, and policy influence and promote physical activity participation in diverse, underserved, and under-resourced populations. She has published extensively in this area and conducted countless studies to examine physical activity disparities. Dr Bopp has been teaching undergraduate and graduate students about health disparities and diverse populations for more than 20 years.