New! Task Force recommends Built Environment Interventions to Increase Physical Activity
Have you heard? A new guide discusses the importance of intervention approaches to increase physical activity for all.
By The Community Guide
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) has released a new recommendation for physical activity. Built Environment Approaches Combining Transportation System Interventions with Land Use and Environmental Design are recommended to increase physical activity. Intervention approaches must be designed to enhance opportunities for active transportation, leisure-time physical activity, or both.
Why is this important?
- Less than half of all adults, and 3 in 10 high school students in the United States, get the recommended daily amounts of physical activity (Carlson et al., 2010; CDC, 2014).
- Regular physical activity is one of the most important things people can do for their health. It can help individuals:
- Control weight
- Reduce risk of cardiovascular disease
- Reduce risk for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
- Reduce risk of some cancers
- Strengthen bones and muscles
Improve mental health and mood (CDC, 2015)
Share this information with others!
- Intervention Summary— read a summary of the evidence review and Task Force finding
- Combined Built Environment Features Help Communities Get Active—include this story in your newsletter, or share the link with colleagues
- Built Environment One-Pager—use this one-pager as a quick reference
- Twitter®—retweet @CPSTF messages about the new recommendation or tweet one of the following examples:
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The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a website that is a collection of all the evidence-based findings and recommendations of the Community Preventive Services Task Force.