The Be Active Your Way Blog is hosted by Kay Loughrey from the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion (ODPHP), within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The purpose of the blog is to stimulate dialog among professionals who work on Physical Activity promotion about how they can encourage Americans to get the physical activity they need based on the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Our goal is to provide a forum where professionals can learn from and connect with each other as a way to share successes and lessons learned – both through blog post content and comments reacting to them.
A group of Contributing Bloggers write for the blog by discussing what their organizations are doing to encourage physical activity and share successes, lessons learned, and best practices. Through our Contributing Bloggers, the blog also offers news about developments on the topic of physical activity outreach and promotion within and outside of the Federal government.
Contributing Bloggers for the Be Active Your Way Blog:
James Pivarnik, ACSM
American College of Sports Medicine
Brett Owens, AOSSM
American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
Rotating Guest Blogger, APTA
American Phsycial Therapy Association
Suzanne Hurley Zarus, CDC
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Karen Hawkins, DoD DeCA
Defense Commissary Agency
Colin Milner, ICAA
International Council on Active Aging
Tom Richards, IHRSA
International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association
Sheila Franklin, NCPPA
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, Inc.
Russ Pate, NPAP
National Physical Activity Plan
Jay Dawes, NSCA
National Strength & Conditioning Association
Jane Wargo, PCPFS
President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
Jim Kauffman, YMCA
YMCA of the USA
