Physical activity for public health in the 21st century

With over 5 million attributed deaths per year, physical inactivity is a major global public health issue. Although the importance of physical activity is well recognized within the scope of obesity and cardiometabolic disease prevention and control, its broader benefits for the health of individuals and societies are yet to be fully harnessed. Furthermore, the role of active leisure, active transport and active labor-primary domains of physical activity-in supporting or hindering social and health equity has been largely overlooked. Here we (1) used a health equity lens to describe global domain-specific physical activity inequalities through an analysis of World Health Organization STEPwise approach to NCD…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• DA
  David and Elaine Potter Foundation
• UF
  Universidade Federal de Pelotas
• CN
  Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• FD
  Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

  Awards: /2551-0000670-6, 10/2020
• NM
  NSW Ministry of Health
• NI
  National Institutes of Health
• MR
  Medical Research Council
• NH
  National Health and Medical Research Council

  Award: 2009254