ABOUT PAA

What We Do

Our focus is on the policies and systems that help make the active choice the easy choice.

To that end we:

Promote evidence-based and promising policies

Provide strategies for health care, recreation, transportation, and other sectors of the economy to enhance physical activity opportunities

Develop and issue continuing education for professionals in public health, education, and beyond.

Founding Organizations

The National Physical Activity Plan Alliance, The National Physical Activity Society, and The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity merged as the foundation for the Physical Activity Alliance - a new, broadly based, powerful voice for physical activity promotion in our country. We invite you to join us.

The Alliance combines deep expertise in policy advocacy, strategic planning, and workforce development to address physical activity. We connect planning to policy and advocacy as well as to professionals promoting public health approaches to physical activity.

Mission

The mission of the Physical Activity Alliance is to lead efforts to create, support, and advocate policy and system changes that enable all Americans to enjoy physically active lives.

Vision

We envision an active and healthy nation where the opportunity for physical activity is easily available in the daily lives of all Americans.

Board of Directors

Cate Collings

Treasurer
American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Monte Ward

Policy Chair
American College of Sports Medicine

Cedric Bryant

American Council on Exercise

Kristy Anderson

American Heart Association

Leonardo Oliveira

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Erin Wentzell

American Physical Therapy Association

Danielle Vitogiannes

Coalition for the Registration of Exercise Professionals (CREP)

Grace McNamara

EXI Therapeutics

Liz Clark

Health & Fitness Association

Amy Rauworth

Lakeshore Foundation

Michael Stack

Secretary
Michigan Fitness Association

Amy Bantham

Past-President
Move to Live More

Mike Leveque

Myzone Inc.

David Van Daff

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Amy Callender

National Athletic Trainers' Association

NiCole Keith

National Physical Activity Plan Chair
National Physical Activity Plan Section

Pam Watts

President
NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation

Marzell Gray

Professional Development Chair
PAA Professional Development Section

Vicki Shepard

President-Elect
Tivity Health

Katie Adamson

YMCA of the USA

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