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How Societal Forces of Change Are Transforming Youth Physical Activity Promotion in North America

Jacob Szeszulski, Jamie M. Faro, Rodney P. Joseph, Kevin Lanza, Lucie Lévesque, Courtney M. Monroe, Elsa A. Pérez-Paredes, Erica G. Soltero, and Rebecca E. Lee

. Toward a comprehensive model of physical activity . Psychol Sport Exerc . 2003 ; (*) ( 1 ): 7 – 24 . doi:10.1016/S1469-0292(02)00014-6 9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Social determinants of health: Know what affects health . 2023 . https

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The Evolution of Physical Activity and Health Research in China: A Bibliometric Analysis of Study Areas and Sex Balance in Authorship

Kaiyue Zhang, Diana Morales, Junshi Chen, Wenhua Zhao, Anne Tang, Eduardo Kohn, Ding Ding, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Michael Pratt, and Pedro C. Hallal

formulation of policies, financial allocations, and infrastructure development. For example, China launched the Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan in 2016, 19 emphasizing public health and disease prevention and control in the health care sector. Particularly, the goal was to shift the focus from

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Advocating for Implementation of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity: Challenges and Support Requirements

Joey Murphy, Karen Milton, Matthew Mclaughlin, Trevor Shilton, Gabriella M. McLoughlin, Lindsey J. Reece, Jacqueline L. Mair, Artur Direito, Katharina E. Kariippanon, Kelly J. Mackenzie, Myrto F. Mavilidi, Erin M. Shellington, Masamitsu Kamada, Leonie Heron, Edtna Jauregui, Chalchisa Abdeta, Ilaria Pina, Ryan Pinto, and Rachel Sutherland

enthusiasm is lost. (LIC) Furthermore, those from an UMIC noted that priorities for health were focused on treatment instead of prevention. Resources Funding to support implementation of the GAPPA was seen as a challenge across all country income levels. Those in UMIC highlighted a lack of funding to support

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Shaping Policy and Practice: Analyzing the Reach of Highly Cited and High Altmetrics Publications for Broader Impact on Physical Activity

Andrea Ramírez Varela, Natalicio Serrano, Juliana Mejía Grueso, Anita Nguyen, Deborah Salvo, Ross C. Brownson, Adrian Bauman, Rodrigo Reis, Pedro Hallal, and Michael Pratt

Control and Prevention (no. U48DP006395) and the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Author Contributions: Conceptualization

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Heat-Resilient Schoolyards: Relations Between Temperature, Shade, and Physical Activity of Children During Recess

Kevin Lanza, Melody Alcazar, Casey P. Durand, Deborah Salvo, Umberto Villa, and Harold W. Kohl III

. Accessed June 2, 2022. www.childhealthdata.org 6. World Health Organization . Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030 . Published 2018 . Accessed June 2, 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272722/9789241514187-eng.pdf 7. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Proportion and Correlates of Children in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region Meeting Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity Guidelines

Sarah T. Ryan, Anthony D. Okely, Kar Hau Chong, Rebecca M. Stanley, Melanie Randle, Gade Waqa, Ashley B. Yamanaka, Rachael Leon Guerrero, Patricia Coleman, Leslie Shallcross, Lynne R. Wilkens, Jonathan L. Deenik, and Rachel Novotny

). Study Design, Setting, and Participants Data were drawn from the baseline survey of the Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) program, a community-based early childhood obesity prevention program. 17 , 18 Participants included children aged 2–8 years living in 11 jurisdictions in the USAP region: US

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Promotion of Physical Activity by Québec Primary Care Physicians: What Has Changed in the Last Decade?

Suzanne Laberge, Véronique Gosselin, Kim Lestage, Miguel Chagnon, and Claude Guimond

, and (2) the factors determining PA promotion in primary prevention. Methods Design and Study Sample In 2010, we conducted a paper survey of Québec PCPs participating in 5 different continuing education sessions held by the FMOQ. The number of participants in the sessions varied from 300 to 400. The

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The Legacy of Dr. Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III From the Perspective of His Mentees

Gregory Knell, Kathryn Burford, Tammy Calise, Erin E. Dooley, Augusto Ferreira de Moraes, Leigh Ann Ganzar, Ho Han, Natalia Heredia, Alejandra Jáuregui, Ashleigh Johnson, Kevin Lanza, Eileen Nehme, Hildi Nicksic, Abiodun O. Oluyomi, Anna Porter, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Michael Robertson, Deborah Salvo, Timothy Walker, and Yuzi Zhang

, empathy, and humor. He fostered an environment of growth, collaboration, and mutual support. Drawing on his experiences at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bill encouraged us, his mentees, to never lose sight of the larger vision and context of physical activity and its role within public

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Navigating Physical Activity Promotion and Policy in the Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Era

Justin Richards, Katja Siefken, Michael Pratt, Adrian Bauman, Juliana Mejía-Grueso, Catherine B. Woods, Wanda Wendel-Vos, Erica Hinckson, Deborah Salvo, Pedro C. Hallal, and Andrea Ramírez Varela

://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-HEP-HPR-RUN-2021.1 52. World Health Organization Evaluation Office . Mid-point evaluation of the implementation of the WHO global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020 (NCD-GAP) Volume 1: report [Internet] . 2020 . https

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The “Matildas Effect”: Will the FIFA Women’s World Cup Generate a Legacy in Australia?

Ding Ding, Katherine Owen, Adrian E. Bauman, Gregore I. Mielke, and Klaus Gebel