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RSSActive Advice (18)

Date Title Comments Rating
2012-02-03 Improve Your Health at Work 0 None
2011-09-22 Spanish Physical Activity Guidelines Resources Now Available! 0 None
2011-06-15 Communities + Employers = Increased Physical Activity 5 3.5
2011-06-01 Engaging Communities in Fitness: A Range of Options 4 5
2011-05-18 Want to Get More Active? Walk Your Dog! 0 None
2010-11-22 Program Spotlight 3 4
2010-11-01 Program Spotlight 0 None
2010-10-12 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-10-04 Program Spotlight 0 4.5
2010-09-27 Program Spotlight 0 4
2010-08-25 Using the P.A. Guidelines with Cancer Survivors: LIVESTRONG at the Y 1 5
2010-07-23 News & Reports 7/26/10 0 3
2010-06-01 News and Reports 6/1/10 0 4
2010-04-07 Exercise During Pregnancy: You’ll Both Benefit 8 3.5
2010-01-28 Aim to STOP Youth Sports Injuries 3 None
2010-01-05 Strength and Conditioning Games for Non-Athletes 6 4.5
2009-12-02 Exercise as Prevention 12 4.4
2009-11-12 Holiday Healthy Family Traditions 22 4.6

RSSBarriers (8)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-10-17 The Effort Behind Building a Landscape That Works for America 2 None
2011-10-12 National Physical Activity Plan: What's at Stake? 0 5
2011-07-27 Physical Environment and Physical Activity 1 4
2011-06-22 Rethinking Views on Aging: Engaging Adults in Physical Activity 1 None
2011-04-20 Don't Use Pain As an Excuse 0 4
2011-04-15 Emphasizing Function 0 None
2011-04-06 Six Barriers to Physical Activity Participation 0 5
2010-03-10 Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity 4 5

RSSBlog Announcements (8)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-11-01 Being Active This November 0 5
2011-09-22 Spanish Physical Activity Guidelines Resources Now Available! 0 None
2010-12-30 Program Spotlight- Call for Submissions 0 5
2010-11-15 Program Spotlight- Call for Submissions 0 None
2010-09-29 Sharing Successful Strategies- The New Program Spotlight Blog Series 4 4.7
2010-03-03 Be Active Your Way Blog—Serving You Better 1 None
2009-11-30 News & Reports 11/30/09 0 4
2009-11-04 Introductions 16 3.9

RSSBuilding Healthy Communities (23)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-11-09 Building a National Movement, One Community at a Time 1 5
2011-11-02 Policy in Action: Getting Your Town Fit and Healthy 1 5
2011-08-17 Programming...A Path To Policy 1 5
2011-08-08 If you build it... creative ways to bring trails into the community 0 None
2011-07-27 Physical Environment and Physical Activity 1 4
2011-07-13 Healthy Worksites Create Healthy Communities 2 5
2011-07-06 Building Healthy Communities 1 5
2011-06-29 The Community is a Perfect Place to Start 0 3
2011-06-22 Rethinking Views on Aging: Engaging Adults in Physical Activity 1 None
2011-06-15 Communities + Employers = Increased Physical Activity 5 3.5
2011-06-08 Wellness for Our Military Families 1 5
2011-06-01 Engaging Communities in Fitness: A Range of Options 4 5
2011-05-25 Speaking Up for Physical Activity 0 5
2011-03-29 Innovative Physical Activity Joint Use Agreements 0 5
2011-03-21 Achieving Population Changes in Physical Activity through Targeting Specific Settings 0 None
2011-02-16 Get Active America! – A Community Approach 0 3.8
2011-02-11 Active Aging Week 2011 1 None
2011-02-04 Addressing a Communities Fitness Needs: One Person at a Time 0 1
2010-12-21 Program Spotlight 12/21/10 0 4.5
2010-12-13 Program Spotlight 0 None
2010-11-22 Program Spotlight 3 4
2010-10-20 Building a Healthier Community: Helping Those Who Help Us 1 None
2010-10-05 Healthy Communities Means Healthy Opportunities 2 None

RSSCreative programming (17)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-12-07 Piggybacking and Other Strategies 0 4.7
2011-09-28 Do Physical Education Programs Hinder Academic Performance? 2 None
2011-08-31 Encouraging Individuals with Disabilities to Participate in Physical Activity 3 5
2011-08-24 WALK! with Aegis Therapies invites participants to adopt healthier, active lifestyles 1 5
2011-08-08 If you build it... creative ways to bring trails into the community 0 None
2011-08-01 Conducting a Conference to Promote using Research on Exercise for Older Adults in Clinical Practice 0 None
2011-02-16 Get Active America! – A Community Approach 0 3.8
2011-02-11 Active Aging Week 2011 1 None
2011-01-11 Program Spotlight 1-11-11 0 5
2010-11-30 Children are on the Move in DeCA 2 1
2010-11-22 Program Spotlight 3 4
2010-11-01 Program Spotlight 0 None
2010-10-19 Program Spotlight 10-18-10 0 5
2010-10-12 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-09-29 Sharing Successful Strategies- The New Program Spotlight Blog Series 4 4.7
2010-09-27 Program Spotlight 0 4
2010-08-25 Using the P.A. Guidelines with Cancer Survivors: LIVESTRONG at the Y 1 5

RSSEnvironmental Interventions (6)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-11-03 Overcoming environmental barriers to being active 2 2
2010-10-27 Creating Walkable Communities 1 None
2010-10-13 Community Design for Healthier Communities 1 5
2010-03-10 Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity 4 5
2010-02-01 News & Reports 2/1/10 1 None
2009-12-07 Hopscotch in the Defense Commissary Agency 8 4

RSSEvents (14)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-08-24 WALK! with Aegis Therapies invites participants to adopt healthier, active lifestyles 1 5
2011-08-01 Conducting a Conference to Promote using Research on Exercise for Older Adults in Clinical Practice 0 None
2011-06-08 Wellness for Our Military Families 1 5
2011-05-19 Activities in May: Celebrating National Physical Fitness and Sports Month 0 5
2010-12-15 Dedicating Awareness Months to Helping Families Avoid Obesity by Physical Activity 0 None
2010-12-13 Program Spotlight 0 None
2010-11-30 Children are on the Move in DeCA 2 1
2010-09-27 Program Spotlight 0 4
2010-08-11 DeCA is On the Move during the DoD-wide Fitness Challenge 4 4
2010-07-30 News & Reports 8/2/10 0 None
2010-07-19 News & Reports 7/19/10 0 None
2010-07-07 Goofy for Exercise 3 None
2010-04-29 Obesity’s Worst Enemy: A Compassionate, Informed Community 0 5
2010-04-21 First Family Fun Fitness Festival in the Military Community 2 5

RSSExercise is Medicine (5)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-12-14 "Feel Smarter in Just 30 Minutes" 3 5
2011-06-01 Engaging Communities in Fitness: A Range of Options 4 5
2011-05-04 May is Physical Activity Month: Here's Why and How 0 4.5
2011-04-11 Physical Activity in Healthy People 2020 0 None
2009-12-02 Exercise as Prevention 12 4.4

RSSFamily Traditions (2)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-07-23 News & Reports 7/26/10 0 3
2009-11-12 Holiday Healthy Family Traditions 22 4.6

RSSHealthy People (6)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-04-11 Physical Activity in Healthy People 2020 0 None
2011-01-11 Healthy People 2020 Hits the Trifecta! 0 None
2011-01-06 Healthy People 2020 and Solstice: Glimmers of Hope 0 None
2010-11-23 Launch of Healthy People 2020 1 3
2010-04-29 Obesity’s Worst Enemy: A Compassionate, Informed Community 0 5
2009-12-07 Physical Activity Draft Healthy People 2020 Objectives 3 3.7

RSSMarketing Physical Activity (28)

Date Title Comments Rating
2012-01-27 Choosing Your Target Market: The Key to Successful Marketing 0 2
2012-01-18 Promoting Physical Activity to Boomers: The Y's PressPlay Program 2 None
2012-01-13 Growing Population of Seniors Create Demand for Physical Activity Programming 0 5
2012-01-04 Connecting with Baby Boomers and Older Adults 3 5
2011-12-14 "Feel Smarter in Just 30 Minutes" 3 5
2011-12-07 Piggybacking and Other Strategies 0 4.7
2011-09-07 How Professional Provider Groups May Share the Physical Activity Message with Members and the Public 1 None
2011-08-17 Programming...A Path To Policy 1 5
2011-02-16 Get Active America! – A Community Approach 0 3.8
2011-02-11 Active Aging Week 2011 1 None
2010-12-22 Exergaming and Physical Activity 0 4.2
2010-12-08 Supporting families in creating healthy home environments 1 2.3
2010-11-09 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-11-01 Program Spotlight 0 None
2010-10-26 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-08-25 Using the P.A. Guidelines with Cancer Survivors: LIVESTRONG at the Y 1 5
2010-07-28 Fighting Childhood Obesity 5 None
2010-07-20 Keep Kids in the Game…for Life 1 None
2010-07-13 Tough Sell? Marketing physical activity to children and adolescents 1 3
2010-07-07 Goofy for Exercise 3 None
2010-06-30 Boomers Step Up to the Challenge 1 5
2010-06-23 Understand, Then Program for Older Adults 0 None
2010-06-16 Everything I Know About Baby Boomers I Learned From a Cholesterol Drug Commercial 2 1
2010-06-09 Marketing to the Masses of Baby Boomers! 4 5
2010-06-02 Credibility Counts 4 4.5
2010-03-31 Can We All Get Along? 0 5
2010-01-20 The Compelling Power of Camaraderie 4 5
2009-12-16 Promoting Physical Activity to the Aging Market 6 5

RSSNational Plan (23)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-11-18 Working Together for Policy Success 0 5
2011-11-09 Building a National Movement, One Community at a Time 1 5
2011-10-20 Measuring Progress: Evaluating the National Physical Activity Plan 3 5
2011-10-17 The Effort Behind Building a Landscape That Works for America 2 None
2011-10-12 National Physical Activity Plan: What's at Stake? 0 5
2011-10-05 Hardware, Software and the Cloud 0 4
2011-09-14 The CEO Pledge 0 5
2011-08-17 Programming...A Path To Policy 1 5
2011-07-13 Healthy Worksites Create Healthy Communities 2 5
2011-05-25 Speaking Up for Physical Activity 0 5
2011-04-11 Physical Activity in Healthy People 2020 0 None
2011-03-21 Achieving Population Changes in Physical Activity through Targeting Specific Settings 0 None
2011-03-14 Can We Catch "Healthy Lifestyles" from Our Co-Workers? 0 4
2011-01-11 Healthy People 2020 Hits the Trifecta! 0 None
2010-09-15 National Physical Activity Plan Calls for Policy Changes 1 None
2010-09-01 Policy is Not Just for Wonks! 0 5
2010-05-26 Professionals and Citizens to Implement the National Physical Activity Plan 0 None
2010-05-19 Giving the National Physical Activity Plan a Leg Up 1 None
2010-05-12 National Physical Activity Plan Launched 0 None
2010-05-05 Adopting Healthier Lifestyles: The Added Value of Physical Activity 1 4.6
2010-03-17 Opportunity to Comment on Draft National Physical Activity Plan 2 None
2010-01-12 Implementation of the National Physical Activity Plan 3 4.7
2009-11-17 National Physical Activity Plan for the U.S. 10 4

RSSNews & Reports (34)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-09-30 High School Students And Physical Activity 0 5
2010-07-30 News & Reports 8/2/10 0 None
2010-07-23 News & Reports 7/26/10 0 3
2010-07-19 News & Reports 7/19/10 0 None
2010-07-14 News & Reports 7/14/10 0 None
2010-07-02 News & Reports 7/5/10 1 1
2010-06-28 News & Reports 6/28/10 1 None
2010-06-21 News & Reports 6/21/10 0 None
2010-06-14 News & Reports 6/14/10 1 None
2010-06-08 News & Reports 6/8/10 1 None
2010-06-01 News and Reports 6/1/10 0 4
2010-05-24 News & Reports 5/24/10 1 None
2010-05-17 News & Reports 5/17/10 0 3.5
2010-05-10 News & Reports 5/10/10 0 4
2010-05-04 News & Reports 5/4/10 0 5
2010-04-19 News & Reports 4/19/10 1 3
2010-04-09 News & Reports April 9, 2010 0 None
2010-04-02 News & Reports 4/5/10 1 None
2010-03-29 News & Reports 3/29/10 0 None
2010-03-22 News & Reports 3/22/10 0 None
2010-03-15 News & Reports 3/15/10 3 None
2010-03-08 News & Reports 3/8/10 0 None
2010-03-01 News & Reports 3/1/10 0 None
2010-02-22 News & Reports 2/22/10 2 None
2010-02-19 News & Reports 2/19/10 0 None
2010-02-12 News & Reports February 12, 2010 0 None
2010-01-25 News & Reports 1/25/10 0 5
2010-01-20 News & Reports 1/20/10 1 None
2010-01-12 News & Reports Jan. 12, 2010 1 None
2009-12-23 News & Reports December 30, 2009 2 3.5
2009-12-22 News & Reports December 22, 2009 0 5
2009-12-15 News and Reports December 15, 2009 0 5
2009-12-07 News & Reports 12/07/09 0 3.5
2009-11-30 News & Reports 11/30/09 0 4

RSSOlder adults (10)

Date Title Comments Rating
2012-01-27 Choosing Your Target Market: The Key to Successful Marketing 0 2
2012-01-18 Promoting Physical Activity to Boomers: The Y's PressPlay Program 2 None
2012-01-13 Growing Population of Seniors Create Demand for Physical Activity Programming 0 5
2012-01-04 Connecting with Baby Boomers and Older Adults 3 5
2011-11-23 Active Aging: A Policy Framework 0 5
2011-08-24 WALK! with Aegis Therapies invites participants to adopt healthier, active lifestyles 1 5
2011-06-22 Rethinking Views on Aging: Engaging Adults in Physical Activity 1 None
2011-04-13 Physical Activity and the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults 4 None
2011-04-06 Six Barriers to Physical Activity Participation 0 5
2011-03-08 Gymnasiums, Early Hours, and Empty Nesters 0 3

RSSPeople with Disabilities (7)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-08-31 Encouraging Individuals with Disabilities to Participate in Physical Activity 3 5
2011-06-29 The Community is a Perfect Place to Start 0 3
2011-04-15 Emphasizing Function 0 None
2011-03-01 Can Physical Activity Help Children with ADHD? 0 3.3
2010-08-04 Using the Web to Promote Physical Activity for Everybody! 3 5
2010-02-24 Meeting the Physical Activity Guidelines – A Call to Fitness Professionals 16 5
2010-02-17 Physical Activity - When Movement May Already be a Challenge 1 5

RSSPhysical Activity and Employers (11)

Date Title Comments Rating
2012-02-03 Improve Your Health at Work 0 None
2011-09-14 The CEO Pledge 0 5
2011-07-27 Physical Environment and Physical Activity 1 4
2011-07-13 Healthy Worksites Create Healthy Communities 2 5
2011-06-15 Communities + Employers = Increased Physical Activity 5 3.5
2011-05-04 May is Physical Activity Month: Here's Why and How 0 4.5
2011-03-14 Can We Catch "Healthy Lifestyles" from Our Co-Workers? 0 4
2010-12-21 Program Spotlight 12/21/10 0 4.5
2010-10-19 Program Spotlight 10-18-10 0 5
2010-06-30 Boomers Step Up to the Challenge 1 5
2010-02-12 Translating the National Physical Activity Guidelines For Decision-Makers and Practitioners in the Workplace Setting 3 None

RSSPlaying Outside (5)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-08-08 If you build it... creative ways to bring trails into the community 0 None
2011-07-27 Physical Environment and Physical Activity 1 4
2011-05-18 Want to Get More Active? Walk Your Dog! 0 None
2011-03-29 Innovative Physical Activity Joint Use Agreements 0 5
2011-03-01 Playing Outside Could Lead to Healthier Children 0 5

RSSPolicy (7)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-11-23 Active Aging: A Policy Framework 0 5
2011-11-18 Working Together for Policy Success 0 5
2011-11-09 Building a National Movement, One Community at a Time 1 5
2011-11-02 Policy in Action: Getting Your Town Fit and Healthy 1 5
2011-10-17 The Effort Behind Building a Landscape That Works for America 2 None
2010-09-08 Financial Incentives for Physical Activity = Healthier Americans 5 5
2010-09-01 Policy is Not Just for Wonks! 0 5

RSSPreventing Obesity (5)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-05-11 A Vision for a Healthier, More Prosperous America 0 5
2011-03-14 Can We Catch "Healthy Lifestyles" from Our Co-Workers? 0 4
2011-02-09 Commemorating the First Anniversary of Let’s Move 0 None
2010-12-22 Exergaming and Physical Activity 0 4.2
2010-12-15 Dedicating Awareness Months to Helping Families Avoid Obesity by Physical Activity 0 None

RSSRecreation (6)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-08-24 WALK! with Aegis Therapies invites participants to adopt healthier, active lifestyles 1 5
2011-08-08 If you build it... creative ways to bring trails into the community 0 None
2011-03-29 Innovative Physical Activity Joint Use Agreements 0 5
2011-03-01 Can Physical Activity Help Children with ADHD? 0 3.3
2010-07-23 News & Reports 7/26/10 0 3
2010-02-02 Tapping in to America’s Great Play Spaces 3 5

RSSSchools (4)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-12-07 Piggybacking and Other Strategies 0 4.7
2011-11-18 Working Together for Policy Success 0 5
2011-09-30 High School Students And Physical Activity 0 5
2011-09-28 Do Physical Education Programs Hinder Academic Performance? 2 None

RSSSocial Determinants (3)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-07-27 Physical Environment and Physical Activity 1 4
2011-07-06 Building Healthy Communities 1 5
2010-11-16 Targeting Social Determinants of Health through Inclusive Programming 0 5

RSSTools (7)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-11-09 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-11-01 Program Spotlight 0 None
2010-10-26 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-10-19 Program Spotlight 10-18-10 0 5
2010-10-12 Program Spotlight 1 5
2010-10-04 Program Spotlight 0 4.5
2010-04-16 Tools You Can Use 0 5

Uncategorized (8)

Date Title Comments Rating
2011-08-02 Prevention: A Welcome Consensus 0 None
2011-02-23 Engaging The Military Community in Fitness 0 None
2011-01-31 New Dietary Guidelines Include Need to Increase Physical Activity 3 None
2011-01-26 Physical Activity is for Everybody. How do you get enough? 0 5
2011-01-18 Active Gaming Helps Fight Childhood Obesity 0 5
2010-11-10 How Neighborhood Watch Sparks Neighborhood Play 4 1
2010-09-22 Advocacy toolkits: What a difference a month makes 2 None
2010-08-18 Conductorcise, a fun alternative 4 4.5

Total

165 posts
264 comments
235 raters

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