NIH R01 · 2024
Early Childhood Physical Activity: A Dynamic Systems Approach to Reducing Health Disparities
PROJECT SUMMARY Almost half of American adults have a preventable chronic disease, most of which could be improved with regular physical activity (PA). These proportions are even higher for racially/ethnically diverse populations where disparities emerge in both chronic disease and PA behavior. Importantly, adults with ~20 minutes/day of physical activity have a 33% lower risk for all-cause mortality than those who are inactive We know that physical activity patterns for adults have their developmental beginnings in childhood. Although we know roughly when, specifically how to affect these patterns is multi-factorial. Direct “cause and effect” models are insufficient to accommodate the…
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