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Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings
Felipe Lobelo, Natalie D. Muth, Sara Hanson, Blaise A. Nemeth, COUNCIL ON SPORTS MEDICINE AND FITNESS and SECTION ON OBESITY
Pediatrics March 2020, 145 (3) e20193992; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3992
Felipe Lobelo
aHubert Department of Global Health and
Natalie D. Muth
bChildren’s Primary Care Medical Group, Carlsbad, California; and
Sara Hanson
cNutrition and Health Sciences Program, Laney Graduate School and Exercise is Medicine Global Research and Collaboration Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia;
Blaise A. Nemeth
dAmerican Family Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

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Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings
Felipe Lobelo, Natalie D. Muth, Sara Hanson, Blaise A. Nemeth, COUNCIL ON SPORTS MEDICINE AND FITNESS, SECTION ON OBESITY
Pediatrics Mar 2020, 145 (3) e20193992; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-3992
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- Abstract
- Introduction and Rationale for Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling
- Physical Activity and Health Outcomes in Children and Youth
- Current Physical Activity Guidelines in Youth
- The Importance of Physical Literacy in Shaping Physical Activity Participation
- Inactivity and Sedentary Time
- Evidence in Support of Physical Activity Promotion in Pediatric Care Settings
- Role of Parents in Physical Activity for Children
- Role of Schools in Promoting Physical Activity in Youth
- Tools for Assessing Physical Activity in Pediatric Clinical Settings
- Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Physical Activity Assessment, Counseling, and Referral in Clinical Practice
- Role of Physicians in Promoting Pediatric Physical Activity Outside of Direct Patient Care
- Recommendations
- Lead Authors
- Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Executive Committee, 2017–2018
- Liaisons
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- Section on Obesity Executive Committee, 2017–2018
- Liaison
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