application of devices to public health. Challenges where collaboration is needed include the ability to pool data for enhanced metric and algorithm development and testing, which requires accepted common terminology, protocol harmonization, and perhaps even standards development. Ideally for public health
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Evolution of Public Health Physical Activity Applications of Accelerometers: A Personal Perspective
Richard P. Troiano
Context Matters: The Importance of Physical Activity Domains for Public Health
Tyler D. Quinn and Bethany Barone Gibbs
, there were limited data to support or refute this contention. While these widely applicable and domain-agnostic guidelines have considerable public health value in promoting physical activity at the population level, recent research challenges the assumption of equivalent health impacts across all
Blending Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health and Public Health in Kinesiology
Barbara Ainsworth
of fitness from various occupations, and Gulick understood the need for exercise and fitness for people in communities. Each of the early leaders of physical education recognized sentinel tenets of public health: that physical inactivity is a health problem distinguished from other problems because
Reflections on Developing a Career in Kinesiology and Public Health
Barbara E. Ainsworth
In reflecting on my academic career in kinesiology and public health, I am reminded of the interactions I’ve had with professors, students, friends, and colleagues and of the professional experiences that have defined my career. This paper is autobiographical in that it moves from playing as a
Physical Activity and Public Health: Four Decades of Progress
Sarah K. Keadle, Eduardo E. Bustamante, and Matthew P. Buman
of the field of PA and public health (PAPH), a critical application area in kinesiology that is focused on improving population-level health. Despite the longstanding recognition of the importance of PA for individual health, the academic discipline of PAPH is relatively new and was not included in
Reimagining Sport Management Programs Within Kinesiology and Public Health
Thomas R. George, Armin A. Marquez, Cassandra J. Coble, and Antonio S. Williams
athletes’ mental health and require sport organizations to play a role in preparing athletes for life after sports. Sport organizations at the professional, international, national, and collegiate levels are also engaged in actively promoting public health issues through community-focused programming or
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
Chapter 7: Selective Integration: Roles for Public Health, Kinesiology, and Physical Education
Darla M. Castelli and Latrice Sales Mitchell
The 21st century has brought a shift in research and education paradigms. As we explore the priorities for American physical education in the 21st century, we want to consider the lasting effects of a standards-based era of educational reform and the emergence of kinesiology and public health on
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
