Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia

Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia

A rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is predominantly due to unhealthy urban lifestyle such as work stress, being sedentary and unhealthy eating habits. This paper identifies health issues in Malaysia, and it reviews preventive measures to make people aware of the importance of healthy living....

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Main Authors: Mansor, Mazlina, Harun, Nor Zalina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of MaMalaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia 2018
Subjects:
HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA9053.R4 City planning
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spelling iium-658792018-09-21T08:21:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65879/ Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia Mansor, Mazlina Harun, Nor Zalina HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA9053.R4 City planning A rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is predominantly due to unhealthy urban lifestyle such as work stress, being sedentary and unhealthy eating habits. This paper identifies health issues in Malaysia, and it reviews preventive measures to make people aware of the importance of healthy living. The paper contends that green space is beneficial, which encourage people to make good choices about their health. It reviews researches that show that green space supports greater outdoor activities and influence healthy behaviors of city residents. Thus, green space is a significant health promotion agenda that improves the urban quality of life. Association of MaMalaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia 2018-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65879/1/87-1-637-2-10-20180725.pdf Mansor, Mazlina and Harun, Nor Zalina (2018) Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jABs), 3 (9 (July-August)). pp. 69-77. ISSN 2514-7528 https://jabs.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/jABs/article/view/87/357 10.21834/jabs.v5i18.87
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topic HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA9053.R4 City planning
spellingShingle HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA9053.R4 City planning
Mansor, Mazlina
Harun, Nor Zalina
Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia
description A rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is predominantly due to unhealthy urban lifestyle such as work stress, being sedentary and unhealthy eating habits. This paper identifies health issues in Malaysia, and it reviews preventive measures to make people aware of the importance of healthy living. The paper contends that green space is beneficial, which encourage people to make good choices about their health. It reviews researches that show that green space supports greater outdoor activities and influence healthy behaviors of city residents. Thus, green space is a significant health promotion agenda that improves the urban quality of life.
format Article
author Mansor, Mazlina
Harun, Nor Zalina
author_facet Mansor, Mazlina
Harun, Nor Zalina
author_sort Mansor, Mazlina
title Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia
title_short Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia
title_full Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia
title_fullStr Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in Malaysia
title_sort health issues and green space as reinforcement for a healthy lifestyle in malaysia
publisher Association of MaMalaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/65879/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/65879/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/65879/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/65879/1/87-1-637-2-10-20180725.pdf
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