Physical Activity Surveillance in the United States for Work and Commuting

Autor: Anna Zendell, Russell L Carson, Mary T. Imboden, Elizabeth Ablah, Alan M. Beck, Christina McDonough, Laurie P. Whitsel, Nicolaas P. Pronk, Anne L Escaron, Janet R. Wojcik, Cedric X. Bryant, Jammie Hopkins, David R. Anderson, Frederique Huneycutt, Rebecca Bucklin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 63:1037-1051
ISSN: 1536-5948
1076-2752
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002305
Popis: OBJECTIVE To summarize and describe the current US surveillance systems that assess physical activity (PA) for work and commuting. METHODS An expert group conducted an environmental scan, generating a list (n = 18) which was ultimately reduced to 12, based on the inclusion of PA and/or sedentary behavior data. RESULTS The 12 surveys or surveillance systems summarized provide nationally representative data on occupational-level PA or individual-level PA at work, data on active commuting, some are scorecards that summarize workplace health best practices and allow benchmarking, and one is a comprehensive nationally representative survey of employers assessing programs and practices in different worksites. CONCLUSIONS The various surveillance systems and surveys/scorecards are disparate and need to be better analyzed and summarized to understand the impact of occupational-level PA and commuting on population health and well-being, life expectancy, and workforce productivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE