Abstract

Public health actions endorsed by the federal government, for instance, health promotion initiatives, usually have greater impact at population level compared to other types of initiatives. This commentary aims to instigate debate on the importance and necessity of producing federally endorsed Brazilian physical activity guidelines as a strategy for health promotion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)709-712
Number of pages4
JournalRevista de saude publica
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Exercise
  • Guidelines as topic
  • Health behavior
  • Health promotion
  • Motor activity
  • Sports

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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