New Report: Advancing Key Actions to Enhance Physical Activity Surveillance in the United States

Physical activity is an emerging, rapidly expanding focus in public health. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that physical activity is linked to numerous positive health outcomes, but physical activity surveillance in the U.S. is limited. Expert panels working over the last several years have identified several ways in which surveillance of physical activity in the U.S. should be expanded and enhanced. 

The Physical Activity Alliance is excited to release a new report: “Advancing Key Actions to Enhance Physical Activity Surveillance in the United States.” This report summarizes actions taken to advance surveillance in four areas: children and youth, workplace, health care, and community support for physical activity. The report lays out clear and concrete steps to advance tracking physical activity engagement as a key public health priority and underscores the benefits of systematic data collection to drive policy and programming that supports equitable physical activity opportunities across the U.S. 

Hopefully, this is just the beginning of more actions to come that will result in better data to guide effective strategies to help more Americans become active and healthy.

Read the REPORT.