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PEDIATRICS
Volume 117, Issue 5, Pages 1834-1842Publisher
AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0472
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healthy living; physical activity; obesity; overweight; advocacy; children; youth
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The current epidemic of inactivity and the associated epidemic of obesity are being driven by multiple factors (societal, technologic, industrial, commercial, financial) and must be addressed likewise on several fronts. Foremost among these are the expansion of school physical education, dissuading children from pursuing sedentary activities, providing suitable role models for physical activity, and making activity-promoting changes in the environment. This statement outlines ways that pediatric health care providers and public health officials can encourage, monitor, and advocate for increased physical activity for children and teenagers.
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