How This Guide Is Organized

The guide is divided into the following sections.

Introduction

This section provides information on Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General on the benefits of physical activity to children and adolescents; and on building partnerships among health professionals, families, and communities to promote physical activity in infants, children, and adolescents.

Physical Activity Supervision

This section presents guidance on establishing the foundation for lifelong physical activity through approaches tailored to the infant's, child's, or adolescent's health and medical history. Each chapter contains an overview of the developmental period; strengths, and issues and concerns of the infant, child, or adolescent, family, and community; physical activity supervision (including interview questions, screening and assessment, and counseling); desired health outcomes; and a list of frequently asked questions with answers.

Physical Activity Issues and Concerns

This section provides an overview of common physical activity issues and concerns that affect infants, children, and adolescents.

Physical Activity Tools

This section provides additional tools for health professionals, families, and communities to use to promote physical activity in infants, children, and adolescents. Tools include definitions of physical activity, fitness, and exercise; strategies to improve physical activity behaviors; information on appropriate physical activity; and characteristics of excellent physical activity programs and coaching. A list of physical activity resources and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts are included.

Indexes

This section provides developmental and topic indexes and a listing of all the tools that appear throughout the guide.

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