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Public policies to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior: a narrative synthesis of "reviews of reviews".

Abdullah F AlghannamJesse D MalkinHazzaa M Al-HazzaaReem AlAhmedKelly R EvensonSeverin RakicReem F AlsukaitChristopher H HerbstSaleh A AlqahthaniEric Andrew Finkelstein
Published in: Global health action (2023)
Policymakers seeking to increase PA should consider focusing on school-based PA policies and community-based walking groups, as this is where the evidence base is greatest. To implement these policies, pilot studies to assess the efficacy of such programmes in local communities should first be conducted due to methodological limitations in the underlying literature and questions of generalisability and reproducibility.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • physical activity
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  • emergency department
  • body mass index
  • study protocol
  • randomized controlled trial
  • lower limb
  • electronic health record