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Reports and Recommendations
This section provides links to key reports and recommendations that serve as the foundation for addressing physical activity.
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Physical
Activity Guidelines
Being physically active is one of the most important steps that you
can take to improve your health. The Physical Activity Guidelines
provides science-based guidance to help you understand how much exercise
you need.
Physical Activity and
Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This is the first Surgeon General's report to address physical activity and
health.
Healthy People 2010 Physical Activity Objectives
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Healthy People 2010:
Understanding and Improving Health. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government
Printing Office, November 2000.
Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical
Activity Among Young People
This document identifies strategies most likely to be effective in helping
young people adopt and maintain a physically active lifestyle.
Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and
Sports
This 2000 report, written by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Secretary of Education and released by the White House, outlines 10
strategies to promote health through lifelong participation in enjoyable
and safe physical activity and sports.
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.
* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
Page last updated: October 9, 2008
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
