A National Review of Local Health Department Physical Activity Programs and Policies
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A National Review of Local Health Department Physical Activity Programs and Policies

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    Physical Activity is vital to maintaining and improving the health and wellbeing of people of all ages. Approximately half of American adults have one or more chronic diseases, many of which can be improved or prevented with regular physical activity. In 2018, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition – a resource for health professionals and policy makers that provides recommendations on how everyone can improve their health through regular physical activity. Alongside the Physical Activity Guidelines, HHS also launched the Move Your Way® campaign. The Move Your Way® campaign turns recommendations from the Physical Activity Guidelines into easy-to-understand physical activity guidance for adults, families, and health professionals — including free fact sheets, posters, videos, and interactive tools — available in both English and Spanish. Another federal physical activity initiative, Active People, Healthy NationSM, is a national effort led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027. The initiative highlights evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity, such as activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations and community-wide campaigns, like the Move Your Way® campaign.

    Local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in identifying and implementing strategies at the local level that support the health of communities, including programs and policies that help people incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. With support from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is working to increase awareness, dissemination, and use of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and related campaigns/initiatives among local health departments and their partners.

    This issue brief was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and supported in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement 6 NU38OT000306-02-01. NACCHO is grateful for this support. Its contents are solely the responsibility of NACCHO and do not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsors.

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