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| Completeness and Accuracy of Information |
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Extensive efforts have been made to provide the most complete and accurate
information available.
However, we encourage you to contact states directly for the most current
information. We also encourage states to advise us of program updates.
Please use the Comments and Inquiries
page to send your updates. |
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| General Considerations |
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This site is intended to describe one dimension of a
larger, comprehensive set of strategies to promote physical activity;
to provide a brief overview of
state-based physical activity programming; and to be a starting point
for discussions, ideas and planning.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive representation
of all state activities related to physical activity. Several roles for state departments of health in promoting physical activity are identified in States' Role in Promoting Physical Activity. The directory is primarily a tool to assist states with the role of developing a range of targeted interventions. Information about other activities, such as training and professional development and program evaluation, is included in the directory for some states and programs. The state profiles for some states include information about government infrastructure, partnerships such as statewide coalitions, and state plans. Future resources might assist state departments of health more specifically in addressing these and other dimensions of promoting and supporting physical activity. Such resources might, for example, highlight relevant components of coalitions and other partnerships, including structure, membership, goals and objectives, funding mechanisms, and staffing; or provide information on developing a statewide physical activity plan, including case studies of successful processes. The roles, responsibilities, and activities of state departments of health not highlighted in this directory are not considered to be less important than those highlighted; however, they are not the focus of this site. |
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| Endorsement of Programs |
| The inclusion of programs in the inventory is not meant to convey that these programs are endorsed by the CDC, or that they have necessarily been shown to be effective in promoting physical activity. |
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| Inclusion of Program Evaluations |
| Information about program evaluations is included to help identify those programs that have information available about their effectiveness. As additional physical activity programs are evaluated, particularly in terms of outcomes, an inventory of programs that work may be feasible. |
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| Other Program Resources |
| This site is not meant to stand alone as a physical activity programming tool. We recommend using it in conjunction with other resources, including |
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