We know childhood and adolescence is a period when regular physical activity is critical for healthy growth and development, but today America’s youth are less active than ever before.
This Friday, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition (PCFSN) will release the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Strategies to Increase Physical Activity Among Youth at the Partnership for a Healthier America Summit in Washington, D.C.
Friday, March 8, 2013 9:45 – 11:00 AM EST
Burnham Room | Grand Hyatt Hotel | Washington, DC
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) Midcourse Report comes five years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the first-ever PAG in 2008, describing the types and amounts of physical activity Americans ages 6 years and older need for overall health.
The PAG Midcourse Report builds on the Guidelines by highlighting intervention strategies for increasing physical activity in youth ages 3 to 17 years, identified in the current literature using a review-of-reviews approach.
The report provides implementation and research recommendations for leaders within five key settings that provide opportunities for youth to be active for 60 minutes or more each day:
- School
- Preschool and childcare
- Community
- Family and home
- Primary health care
Download the PAG Midcourse Report and other materials at odphp.health.gov/PAGuidelines/Midcourse.
What are you doing in your home, school, organization or community to help kids be more active? We invite you to share your experiences and ideas.