Promoting physical activity in the Americas.
Physical inactivity, obesity, and noncommunicable disease rates are rapidly climbing to epidemic proportions and are becoming the leading causes of death and disability in the Americas and globally. The causes are complex and will require a multifaceted, multisectoral approach. Recognizing this, the World Health Organization adopted a broad-ranging process to develop a Global Strategy for the Promotion of Diet, Physical Activity, and Health, as mandated by the World Health Assembly in May 2002. The results of the yearlong effort are to be presented at the World Health Assembly in May 2004.
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Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE (K-46), Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA. mpratt@cdc.gov
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Enrique R
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Neiman
Andrea
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D002489:Central America; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009656:North America; D013020:South America; D014944:World Health Organization