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0161/2020 - Identification and analysis of national physical activity guidelines in the Americas
Identificação e análise das diretrizes nacionais de atividade física nas Américas

Author:

• Paulo Henrique Guerra - Guerra, P. H. - <paulo.guerra@unesp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4239-0716

Co-author(s):

• Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia - Garcia, L.M.T - <leandromtg@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5947-2617
• Evelyn Helena Corgosinho Ribeiro - Ribeiro, E.H.C - <ehribeiro@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3565-6830
• Ana Lúcia Rodrigues Maretti - Maretti, A.L.R - <ana.rodrigues@grupocase.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8193-4128
• Douglas Roque Andrade - Andrade, D.R. - Diadema, - <douglas.andrade@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-582X
• Alex Antônio Florindo - Florindo, A.A - <aflorindo@usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-0826


Abstract:

Considering the potential of institutional approaches to health promotion, this study sought to identify which countries in the American continent that have national guidelines for physical activity (PA) approved by its health agencies. In May, 2019a scoping review was developed, with searches in five electronic databases, on the websites of the national health agencies of these countries and contact with members of the Physical Activity Network of the Americas. In all, national PA guidelines were found in ten of the 36 countries surveyed (27.8%), published between 2011 and 2018, with a majority in South American countries (n = 6). All guidelines presented “approaches and strategies for primary health care”, “PA recommendations for health” and “involvement of different PA domains”, however, few guidelines addressed “built environment and infrastructure” (n = 3), as well as “monitoring and surveillance actions” (n = 5). It can be concluded that, while few countries in the American continent have guidelines for PA and that most of the available ones address PA in a limited way, new national guidelines, based on the complexity of the determinants, monitoring and consequences of PA are needed to guide and encourage policies to promote PA in the population context.

Keywords:

Physical activity; Public policy; Health promotion

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Guerra, P. H., Garcia, L.M.T, Ribeiro, E.H.C, Maretti, A.L.R, Andrade, D.R., Florindo, A.A. Identification and analysis of national physical activity guidelines in the Americas. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/Jun). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/identification-and-analysis-of-national-physical-activity-guidelines-in-the-americas/17643



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