213423 Implications of the National Physical Activity Plan for State and Local Health Agencies

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 11:30 AM

Jimmy Newkirk Jr. , Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, NC Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC
The National Physical Activity Plan will be comprised of policies, practices and initiatives aimed at increasing physical activity at the population level. Most strategies in the Plan, to be effective, will require actions at the state and local level. Further, the National Plan should inform and support state and local plans for physical activity promotion.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the relationships between the National Physical Activity Plan and state/local efforts to increase physical activity at the population level.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Chair, Public Health Workgroup of the National Physical Activity Plan Immediate Past President of the National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health (NSPAPPH) Assistant Branch Head and Physical Activity Unit Manager for the Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, NC Division of Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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