title: Physical activity guidelines and guides for Canadians: facts and future.
abstract: This article summarizes the main findings from the papers included in this journal supplement. It consolidates the evidence currently available to inform and advance the development of physical activity guidelines for Canadians, and it highlights the specific needs of various population subgroups. The challenges of translating guideline information into effective and persuasive physical activity messages, of campaigns to disseminate messages, and of related evaluations are underlined. Recommendations on how to proceed are based on the evidence base provided by this series of papers; the immediate next steps mandated by this initiative are outlined and priorities for future research are indicated.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. mark.tremblay@statcan.ca
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Roy J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shephard
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Brawley
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Cora Lynn
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Mary
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authors.lastname: Duggan
authors.forename: Dale W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Esliger
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hearst
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: Ian
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authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: Peter T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Katzmarzyk
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Latimer
authors.forename: Kathleen A Martin
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ginis
authors.forename: Ashlee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: Michael
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authors.lastname: Sharratt
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: Brian
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authors.lastname: Timmons
authors.forename: Darren
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authors.lastname: Warburton
authors.forename: T Kue
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authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Lori
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authors.lastname: Zehr
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003142:Communication; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009043:Motor Activity; D040241:Social Marketing