Future Directions for Transforming Kinesiology Implementation Science Into Society

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Rafael A. Alamilla Department of Health Sciences, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

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NiCole R. Keith Department of Kinesiology, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

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Rebecca E. Hasson School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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Gregory J. Welk Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

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Deborah Riebe Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

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Sara Wilcox Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

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Russell R. Pate Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2022-0042
Keywords:
physical activity; exercise; policy
First Published Online:
14 Jan 2023
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Volume 12: Issue 1
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98–106
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Physical activity policy can play a crucial role in ensuring that individuals, communities, and societies can obtain the wide range of health benefits associated with regular physical activity participation. Policies such as Title IX, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and state physical education laws have all increased opportunities for millions of Americans to participate in physical activity. With that said, how policies are developed and implemented vary considerably. The purpose of this manuscript is to contrast an academic conceptual framework with a pragmatic approach for policy implementation. In an ideal world, polices would be developed from foundational knowledge, scaled up to community-level interventions, and implemented in a sequential fashion. However, policy implementation is a disorderly process that requires a practical methodology. The National Physical Activity Plan encompasses strategies and tactics across 10 key societal sectors—and highlights the disorderly process of policy implementation across the various sectors.

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