Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

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Reaching Kids Where They Are — Classroom-Based Interventions to Increase Physical Activity

Posted on January 24, 2022

By Amy Lansky, PhD, MPH, director of the Community Guide Office, Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention In this post, the author describes recommendations from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) for classroom- and school-based interventions to increase physical activity...

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