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ArticleMedicine and science in sports and exercise2016

Strategic Priorities for Physical Activity Surveillance in the United States.

Janet E Fulton, Susan A Carlson, Barbara E Ainsworth, David Berrigan, Cynthia Carlson, Joan M Dorn, Gregory W Heath, Harold W Kohl, I-Min Lee, Sarah M Lee and 11 more

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Article in Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed.

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21 authors.

Janet E Fulton1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; 2Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ; 3National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; 4Merrimack College, N. Andover, MA England College, Henniker, NH; 5University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN; 6University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX; 7University of Texas, Austin, TX; 8Harvard University, Boston, MA; 9University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADA; 10Child and Family Research Institute at the British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, CANADA; 11University of North Texas, Denton, TX; 12Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 13HealthPartners, Minneapolis, MN; 14Harvard University, Boston, MA; 15Consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Falls Church, VA; 16University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA; 17University of California of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; 18University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA; and 19Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Susan A Carlson
Barbara E Ainsworth
David Berrigan
Cynthia Carlson
Joan M Dorn
Gregory W Heath
Harold W Kohl
I-Min Lee
Sarah M Lee
Louise C Másse
James R Morrow
Kelley Pettee Gabriel
James M Pivarnik
Nicolaas P Pronk
Anne B Rodgers
Brian E Saelens
James F Sallis
Richard P Troiano
Catrine Tudor-Locke
Arthur Wendel

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Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDevelop strategic priorities to guide future physical activity surveillance in the United States.

methodsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine convened a scientific roundtable of physical activity and measurement experts. Participants summarized the current state of aerobic physical activity surveillance for adults, focusing on practice and research needs in three areas: 1) behavior, 2) human movement, and 3) community supports. Needs and challenges for each area were identified. At the conclusion of the meeting, experts identified one overarching strategy and five strategic priorities to guide future surveillance.

resultsThe identified overarching strategy was to develop a national plan for physical activity surveillance similar to the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan for promotion. The purpose of the plan would be to enhance coordination and collaboration within and between sectors, such as transportation and public health, and to address specific strategic priorities identified at the roundtable. These strategic priorities were used 1) to identify and prioritize physical activity constructs; 2) to assess the psychometric properties of instruments for physical activity surveillance; 3) to provide training and technical assistance for those collecting, analyzing, or interpreting surveillance data; 4) to explore accessing data from alternative sources; and 5) to improve communication, translation, and dissemination about estimates of physical activity from surveillance systems.

conclusionThis roundtable provided strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. A first step is to develop a national plan for physical activity surveillance that would provide an operating framework from which to execute these priorities.

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ExerciseHealth PromotionPopulation SurveillanceAdultData CollectionHumansMovementPsychometricsSocial SupportUnited States

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