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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Physical Activity: Community-Wide Campaigns

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Systematic review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: February 2001

Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends community-wide campaigns to increase physical activity and improve physical fitness. These campaigns involve many community sectors, are highly visible, and use a combination of strategies, like social support and health education. Sometimes they address other cardiovascular disease risk factors, like diet and smoking. CPSTF found that these community-wide campaigns increase physical activity and improve physical fitness in adults and children.

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Objectives related to this resource (4)

Reduce the proportion of adults who do no physical activity in their free time — PA‑01
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic physical activity for substantial health benefits — PA‑02
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic physical activity for extensive health benefits — PA‑03
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of adults who do enough aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity — PA‑05
LHI label
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

1.

Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2001). Physical activity: Community-wide campaigns. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/physical-activity-community-wide-campaigns