title: Opportunity meets planning: an assessment of the physical activity emphasis in state obesity-related plans.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the United States, health promotion efforts often begin with state-level strategic plans. Many states have obesity, nutrition, or other topic-related plans that include physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to assess PA content in these state plans and make recommendations for future plan development.
  
  
  METHODS
  Publically available plans were collected in 2010. A content analysis tool was developed based on the United States National PA Plan and included contextual information and plan content. All plans were double coded for reliability and analyzed using SPSS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-three states had a statewide plan adopted between 2002 and 2010, none of which focused solely on PA. Over 80% of PA-specific strategies included policy or environmental changes. Most plans also included traditional strategies to increase PA (eg, physical education, worksite). Few plans included a specific focus on land use/community design, parks/recreation, or transportation. Less than one-half of plans included transportation or land use/community design partners in plan development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Though the majority of states had a PA-oriented plan, comprehensiveness varied by state. Most plans lacked overarching objectives on the built environment, transportation, and land use/community design. Opportunities exist for plan revision and alignment with the National PA Plan sectors and strategies.
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Amy
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authors.lastname: Eyler
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chriqui
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maddock
authors.forename: Angie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cradock
authors.forename: Kelly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Evenson
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gustat
authors.forename: Steven
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authors.lastname: Hooker
authors.forename: Rodney
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authors.forename: Michelle
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authors.lastname: Segar
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authors.lastname: O'Hara Tompkins
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Zieff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000592:standards; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States