internationally. 2 , 3 This can be largely attributed to the lockdowns and restrictions that were necessarily implemented by governments to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2 , 3 Specifically, national policy initiatives to promote PA were de-prioritized as public health experts and government officials were
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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
An Assessment of State-Level Planning for Physical Activity Promotion in the United States
Harold W. Kohl III, Ashleigh M. Johnson, Erin E. Dooley, Brooke Towner, Russell R. Pate, Kurt Heischmidt, and Eloise M. Elliott
The prevalence and attributable risk of disease due to physical inactivity worldwide demand it be made a public health priority. In 2009, an estimated 5.3 million deaths due to noncommunicable diseases occurred globally. 1 Public health guidelines from the World Health Organization, 2 the United
Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population: Development and Methods
Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório, Christianne Coelho-Ravagnani, Daniel Umpierre, Douglas Roque Andrade, Roseanne Autran, Mauro Virgilio Gomes de Barros, Tânia R. Bertoldo Benedetti, Fabiana Vieira Santos Azevedo Cavalcante, Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino, Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Alex Antonio Florindo, Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia, Grégore Iven Mielke, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, Lorena Lima Magalhães, Paula Fabricio Sandreschi, Sofia Wolker Manta, Juliana Rezende Melo da Silva, Kelly Samara da Silva, Fernando Carlos Vinholes Siqueira, Pedro Curi Hallal, and on behalf of the Brazilian Physical Activity Guidelines Working Group*
, Agita São Paulo and Academia da Saude), 2 and engaging in high-level scientific activities (eg, leadership role in the Lancet PA Series, and hosting the International Congress of PA and Public Health) (Figure 1 ). Figure 1 —A series of landmark events taking place in the Brazil. Despite being one of the
The Socioeconomic Paradox of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Europe
Antonio Moreno-Llamas, Jesús García-Mayor, and Ernesto De la Cruz-Sánchez
Physical inactivity is currently a global public health concern due to its impact on morbidity and all-cause mortality. 1 , 2 More than 27.5% of the worldwide adult population in 2016 did not reach a sufficient level of physical activity (PA) according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines
Elevating Physical Activity as a Public Health Priority: Creation of the National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health
Christine Kimber, Eydie Abercrombie, Jacqueline N. Epping, LeeAnn Mordecai, Jimmy Newkirk Jr., and Michael Ray
Background:
Physical activity has emerged as a distinct area of public health practice. As this field evolved, the need for a professional organization for physical activity practitioners in public health became evident. A collaboration of several existing public health professional organizations formed to address this new area of public health practice. The collaboration laid the foundation to establish a professional organization. National Association of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health (NSPAPPH) was launched in April 2006. NSPAPPH accomplishments to date include convening a national meeting of physical activity practitioners, conducting strategic planning, adopting bylaws and core competencies for professional practice, developing a website and electronic newsletter, and establishing training opportunities for practitioners.
Conclusions:
Future plans for NSPAPPH include development of a professional certification for physical activity practitioners in public health; enhancement of training and professional development opportunities; recruitment of members from national, tribal, state, and local organizations working in public and private sectors; publications of journal articles, reports, and issue briefs; and development of a policy agenda. Implementing these plans will serve to strengthen public health infrastructure for physical activity, thus improving the physical activity behaviors of Americans and the health of the nation.
Clustering of Multilevel Factors Among Children and Adolescents: Associations With Health-Related Physical Fitness
Shan Cai, Yunfei Liu, Jiajia Dang, Panliang Zhong, Di Shi, Ziyue Chen, Peijin Hu, Jun Ma, Yanhui Dong, Yi Song, and Hein Raat
deteriorated globally, demonstrating it has become a public health problem in need of being addressed, and improved, globally. 7 , 8 It is imperative to explore the corresponding influencing factors on behalf of ameliorating health-related physical fitness levels among children and adolescents, and to analyze
Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Thai 2021 National Health Survey
Thitikorn Topothai, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, Nicholas Alexander Petrunoff, Orana Chandrasiri, and Falk Müller-Riemenschneider
generated from regular monitoring of the prevalence of sufficient physical activity and sedentary behavior at the population level can guide national physical activity and public health policies. 11 Depending on their sociodemographic characteristics, people engage in varying degrees of physical activity
Elevating Physical Activity as a Public Health Priority: Establishing Core Competencies for Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health
Amber Dallman, Eydie Abercrombie, Rebecca Drewette-Card, Maya Mohan, Michael Ray, and Brian Ritacco
Background:
Physical activity has emerged as a vital area of public health. This emerging area of public health practice has created a need to develop practitioners who can address physical activity promotion using population-based approaches. Variations in physical activity practitioners' educations and backgrounds warranted the creation of minimal standards to establish the competencies needed to address physical activity as a public health priority.
Methods:
The content knowledge of physical activity practitioners tends to fall into 2 separate areas—population-based community health education and individually focused exercise physiology. Competencies reflect the importance of a comprehensive approach to physical activity promotion, including areas of community health while also understanding the physiologic responses occurring at the individual level.
Results:
Competencies are organized under the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's 5 benchmarks for physical activity and public health practice.
Conclusions:
The greatest impact on physical activity levels may be realized from a well-trained workforce of practitioners. Utilization of the competencies will enable the physical activity practitioner to provide technical assistance and leadership to promote, implement, and oversee evaluation of physical activity interventions.
Changes in the Perceptions of the Neighborhood Environment and Physical Activity Patterns Among Mexican Americans on the Texas–Mexico Border
Natalia I. Heredia, Soo Kyung Park, MinJae Lee, Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, Paul Yeh, Rose Gowen, Arturo Rodriguez, Miryoung Lee, and Belinda M. Reininger
efforts to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and add programming (see Figure 1 ). The UTHealth School of Public Health, the City of Brownsville, and other community partners purposefully planned and implemented strategic initiatives to address the high rates of obesity in the region by
Better Late Than Never?! Five Compelling Reasons for Putting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries High Up on the Public Health Research Agenda
Katja Siefken, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Temo Waqanivalu, and Nico Schulenkorf
-standing silent pandemic of physical inactivity and its health consequences as one of the most pressing global public health challenges—particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is well known that physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality and contributes
