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Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority
In September 2015, Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities (Call to Action) was released. This descriptive study reports the proportion of adults who responded to the 2016 Summer ConsumerStyles survey (N = 4,114) who identified walking as the acti...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985897/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29806582 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170417 |
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author | Kumar, Gayathri Suresh Watson, Kathleen B. Brown, David R. Carlson, Susan A. |
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description | In September 2015, Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities (Call to Action) was released. This descriptive study reports the proportion of adults who responded to the 2016 Summer ConsumerStyles survey (N = 4,114) who identified walking as the activity the US Surgeon General recently promoted in the Call to Action to help Americans be more physically active. Less than half of adults (44%) correctly identified walking. Adults who were aged 18 to 24 years (35%), were male (43%), were non-Hispanic white (42%), or were physically inactive (36%) were less likely to identify walking than their counterparts. This study highlights an opportunity to raise awareness and promote the Call to Action, especially among certain populations. |
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spelling | pubmed-59858972018-06-13 Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority Kumar, Gayathri Suresh Watson, Kathleen B. Brown, David R. Carlson, Susan A. Prev Chronic Dis Brief In September 2015, Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities (Call to Action) was released. This descriptive study reports the proportion of adults who responded to the 2016 Summer ConsumerStyles survey (N = 4,114) who identified walking as the activity the US Surgeon General recently promoted in the Call to Action to help Americans be more physically active. Less than half of adults (44%) correctly identified walking. Adults who were aged 18 to 24 years (35%), were male (43%), were non-Hispanic white (42%), or were physically inactive (36%) were less likely to identify walking than their counterparts. This study highlights an opportunity to raise awareness and promote the Call to Action, especially among certain populations. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5985897/ /pubmed/29806582 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170417 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Kumar, Gayathri Suresh Watson, Kathleen B. Brown, David R. Carlson, Susan A. Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority |
title | Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority |
title_full | Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority |
title_fullStr | Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority |
title_full_unstemmed | Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority |
title_short | Proportion of Adults Who Identified Walking As a US Surgeon General Priority |
title_sort | proportion of adults who identified walking as a us surgeon general priority |
topic | Brief |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985897/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29806582 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170417 |
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