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Hitting the Target but Missing the Point? Modelling Health and Economic Impacts of Different Approaches to Meeting the Global Action Plan for Physical Activity Target.

Anja MizdrakDing DingChristine CleghornTony BlakelyJustin Richards
Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
Achieving the GAPPA target would result in large health gains and savings to the healthcare system. However, not all population approaches to increasing physical activity are equal-some population shifts bring greater health benefits. Our results demonstrate the need to consider the entire population physical activity distribution in addition to evaluating progress towards a target.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • health information
  • health promotion
  • human health