July 14-15, 2016 marked the first meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee. Seventeen of the nation’s leading physicians, scientists, and public health researchers were officially sworn in by Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, and charged with examining the strongest science in physical activity and health. (Meet the experts) Their efforts will generate a comprehensive scientific advisory report that will ultimately inform the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
Drafting federal recommendations is a big task that requires an immense amount of research. The Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee will be reviewing thousands of studies over the next two years to inform its Scientific Advisory Committee Report. To that end, part-time systematic review abstractors are needed to support the literature review process.…