Inactivity Epidemic and Its Cost

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Reports on Health, Obesity, and Physical Activity Levels

• ​​Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends, and Maps (CDC)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 
• 2024 - National Level and State Level Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and Forecasts Up to 2050
• 2024 - Children & Youth Report Card (ParticipAction)
• 2024 - GENYOUth Report: Shaping the Future of Physical Activity and Physical Education
• 2024 - United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (Physical Activity Alliance)
• 2023 - International Olympic Committee Trends in Youth Sport
• ​​2022 - Worldwide Physical Activity Trends Since COVID-19 Onset
• ​2021 - State of Play 2021 (Aspen Institute)​
• ​​2020 - Overview Report on US Participation (Physical Activity Council)
• 2019 - Global Trends in Insufficient Physical Activity Among Adolescents (WHO)
• ​​2018 - United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (National Physical Activity Plan)

Cost of Physical Inactivity

Active People, Healthy Nation at a Glance (CDC)

• A Twin-Driven Analysis on Early Aging Biomarkers and Associations with Sitting-Time and Physical Activity
• Health and Economic Value of Eliminating Socioeconomic Disparities in US Youth Physical Activity​
• ​​Modeling The Economic And Health Impact Of Increasing Children’s Physical Activity In The United States
• The Cost of Physical Inactivity: Moving Into the 21st Century
• The Economic Burden of Physical Inactivity: A Global Analysis of Major Non-Communicable Diseases
• Who Highlights High Cost of Physical Inactivity in First-Ever Global Report
• Why Should People be Active? (CDC)​

Military Recruitment Issues

• 2022 - Mission Readiness (StrongNation)
• 2019 - Unfit to Serve (CDC)
• 2018 - Unhealthy and Unprepared: National Security 2018 (StrongNation)

Reports on School Policies

• 2024 - Physical Education Policies in US Schools: Differences by School Characteristics
• ​​2023 - State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America
• ​2023 - The International Framework for School Health Promotion: Supporting Young People Through and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 2022 - School Health Profiles Questions: United States (CDC)
• ​2019 - Status of State-Level PE Accountability Policy and Systems (ActiveSchools)
• 2019 - The Movement Disparity: Parent and Principal Perspectives on Physical Activity in Schools (ActiveSchools)
• ​2016 - School Health Policies and Practices Study 2016 (CDC)
• ​2016 - Shape of the Nation Report (SHAPE America)​
• 2012 - Physical Education Profiles (CDC)