Revista de Saúde Pública (Aug 2014)

Brazilian physical activity guidelines as a strategy for health promotion

  • Emerson Sebastião,
  • Andiara Schwingel,
  • Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005338
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 4
pp. 709 – 712

Abstract

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Public health actions endorsed by the federal government, for instance, health promotion initiatives, usually have greater impact at population level compared to other types of initiatives. This commentary aims to instigate debate on the importance and necessity of producing federally endorsed brazilian physical activity guidelines as a strategy for health promotion.

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