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Review
. 2019 Jan;47(1):3-14.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000171.

Raising an Active and Healthy Generation: A Comprehensive Public Health Initiative

Russell R Pate  1 , Marsha Dowda
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Review

Raising an Active and Healthy Generation: A Comprehensive Public Health Initiative

Russell R Pate et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Physical activity (PA) provides important health benefits to youth, but most U.S. children and adolescents fail to meet federal PA guidelines. The purpose of this article is to present a plan for a large-scale public health initiative aimed at producing population-level increases in PA among U.S. youth.

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