Opportunities for public health to increase physical activity among youths

K.L. Piercy, J.M. Dorn, J.E. Fulton, K.F. Janz, S.M. Lee, R.A. McKinnon, R.R. Pate, K.A. Pfeiffer, D.R. Young, R.P. Troiano and R. Lavizzo-Mourey

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, 421-426

Abstract: Despite the well-known benefits of youths engaging in 60 or more minutes of daily physical activity, physical inactivity remains a significant public health concern. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) provides recommendations on the amount of physical activity needed for overall health; the PAG Midcourse Report (2013) describes effective strategies to help youths meet these recommendations.

Keywords: adolescent; adolescent behavior; child; cycling; day care; environmental planning; health promotion; human; motor activity; organization and management; physical education; physiology; practice guideline; preschool child; procedures; public health service; school health service; standards; time; traffic and transport; walking, Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Bicycling; Child; Child Day Care Centers; Child, Preschool; Environment Design; Guidelines as Topic; Health Promotion; Humans; Motor Activity; Physical Education and Training; Public Health Practice; School Health Services; Time Factors; Transportation; Walking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302325

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