Raising an Active and Healthy Generation: A Comprehensive Public Health Initiative

Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2019 Jan;47(1):3-14. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000171.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Exercise*
  • Health Policy
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Mass Media
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Public Health
  • Schools
  • United States
  • Youth Sports