Opportunities for public health to increase physical activity among youths

Katrina L. Piercy; Joan M. Dorn; Janet E. Fulton; Kathleen F. Janz; Sarah M. Lee; Robin A. McKinnon; Russell R. Pate; Karin A. Pfeiffer; Deborah Rohm Young; Richard P. Troiano; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302325

Opportunities for public health to increase physical activity among youths

Katrina L. Piercy
, Joan M. Dorn
, Janet E. Fulton
, Kathleen F. Janz
, Sarah M. Lee
, Robin A. McKinnon
, Russell R. Pate
, Karin A. Pfeiffer
, Deborah Rohm Young
, Richard P. Troiano
, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

United States Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
University of Iowa
National Institutes of Health
University of South Carolina
Michigan State University
Kaiser Permanente
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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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.

Public health professionals can be dynamic change agents where youths live, learn, and play by changing environments and policies to empower youths to develop regularphysicalactivityhabits to maintain throughout life.

We have summarized key findings from the PAG Midcourse Report and outlined actions that public health professionals can take to ensure that all youths regularly engage in health-enhancing physical activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-426
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	105
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302325
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

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