Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (1)

Articulating global prescriptions for health with local conceptions of well-being and risk: The case of physical activity and the world health organisation (2013)
Journal Article
Brangan, E. (2013). Articulating global prescriptions for health with local conceptions of well-being and risk: The case of physical activity and the world health organisation. Journal of International Development, 25(6), 866-879. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.2935

If there is one thing that policy makers at the World Health Organisation and residents of the South African township of Langa are likely to agree on, it is that 'just sitting' is not good for you. The positions from which they approach this conclusi... Read More about Articulating global prescriptions for health with local conceptions of well-being and risk: The case of physical activity and the world health organisation.