Putting physical activity into public health: a historical perspective from the CDC.
This commentary reviews the role that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has played since 1964 in moving science, policy, and practice from exercise and fitness to physical activity and health.
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Michael
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Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, K-46 Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA. mpratt@cdc.gov
Epping
Jacqueline N
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Dietz
William H
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D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D015444:Exercise; D014943:Global Health; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States