Bright
Futures in Practice: Physical Activity
Bright
Futures in Practice: Physical Activity (2001)
provides developmental guidelines on physical activity
for the periods of infancy through adolescence.
The
guide provides current information on screening, assessment,
and counseling to promote physical activity and to meet
the needs of health professionals, families, and communities.
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The vision
and goals of Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity are
to
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Improve
the health and physical activity status of infants,
children, and adolescents |
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Establish
health supervision guidelines focusing on physical
activity (e.g., interview questions, screening
and assessment, counseling) to help health professionals
improve the health and physical activity status
of infants, children, and adolescents |
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Identify
desired health and physical outcomes that result
from regular physical activity |
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Encourage
partnerships among health professionals, families,
and communities to improve the health and physical
status of infants, children, and adolescents |
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Increase
family knowledge, skills, and participation in
developmentally appropriate physical activities |
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