Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities for Physical Activity Promotion in the Century-old National Cooperative Extension System

Authors

Samantha M. Harden, Virginia TechFollow
Laura Balis, University of Wyoming ExtensionFollow
Thomas Strayer III, Virginia TechFollow
Nikki Prosch, South Dakota State University ExtensionFollow
Breanne Carlson, Michigan State University ExtensionFollow
Anne Lindsay, University of Nevada Reno ExtensionFollow
Paul A. Estabrooks, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
David A. Dzewaltowski, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Katherine B. Gunter, Oregon State UniversityFollow

Abstract

The need for physical activity promotion is ubiquitous, and offering physical activity interventions in community settings may reach people where they live, work, and play. Reaching people and providing evidence-based programming is exactly what the Cooperative Extension System has accomplished over the last century. In 2014, federal policy brought physical activity promotion into the mission of Extension. Although this policy marks the beginning of concerted efforts for physical activity promotion, several states have had strong success in this area. Borrowing from these efforts, this paper reports strengths, challenges, and opportunities for physical activity promotion in Extension.

Recommended Citation

Harden, S. M., Balis, L., Strayer, T., Prosch, N., Carlson, B., Lindsay, A., Estabrooks, P. A., Dzewaltowski, D. A., & Gunter, K. B. (2020). Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities for Physical Activity Promotion in the Century-old National Cooperative Extension System. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 8(3), 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54718/WIIV1194

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