Open AccessRaising an Active and Healthy Generation: A Comprehensive Public Health Initiative
Author(s) -
Russell R. Pate,
Marsha Dowda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
exercise and sport sciences reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1538-3008
pISSN - 0091-6331
DOI - 10.1249/jes.0000000000000171
Subject(s) - raising (metalworking) , public health , physical activity , scale (ratio) , environmental health , population , gerontology , psychology , medicine , political science , physical therapy , nursing , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , cartography
Physical activity (PA) provides important health benefits to youth, but most U.S. children and adolescents fail to meet federal PA guidelines. The purpose of this article is to present a plan for a large-scale public health initiative aimed at producing population-level increases in PA among U.S. youth.