David Buchner, MD, MPH, is a Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan professor in applied health sciences in the department of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 2008 to 2013, he directed the master of public health program in his department. He is a board member for the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance. From 1999 to 2008, he was chief of the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this role, Buchner chaired the writing group for the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and participated in numerous public health initiatives to promote physical activity. Buchner’s research has focused on physical activity and aging. He has studied the role of physical activity in preventing functional limitations, disability, and falls. His favorite recreational activity is backpacking and hiking with his family.
Bob Sallis, MD, FACSM, serves as the chairman for the Exercise is Medicine initiative and previously served as president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Sallis received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his medical degree from Texas A&M University. He completed his residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. He has served as the head team physician at Pomona College since 1988, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in sports medicine. Dr. Sallis lectures and publishes extensively in the area of sports medicine and serves as chairman of the Science Advisory Committee to Governor Schwarzenegger’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He received the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and the 2009 Leonardo da Vinci award for international leadership in sports medicine from the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine.
Jacqueline N. (Jackie) Epping, MEd, FACSM, is a Senior Health Scientist with the Applied Research, Guidelines and Policy Team of the Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has played key roles in the creation of the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the National Physical Activity Plan, the National Physical Activity Society and the proposed Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Walking and Walkability. Jackie is a member of the national Coordination Team currently updating the Community Guide Recommendations for interventions to increase physical activity. She serves on the National Steering Committee for the US Play Coalition, the Board of Directors of the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance, the Kids and K-9s for Healthy Choices program, the National Advisory Committee for the American Fitness Index, federal advisor to the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity and the National Physical Activity Society, and is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Part One of "Implementing Strategies to Promote Physical Activity," a series of three webinars exploring health promotion, Mass Media, Health Care, and Public Health Strategies discussed the promotion of physical activity based upon case studies included in the book Implementing Physical Activity Strategies. The case studies illustrate high-priority strategies of the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP).
After a brief introduction to current activities of NPAP Alliance, the webinar addressed the following topics: mass media strategies, presented by David Buchner, co-editor; health care strategies, presented by Bob Sallis, section editor; and public health strategies, presented by Jackie Epping, section editor.
Mass Media, Health Care, and Public Health Strategies is the first of three free webinars in a series designed to complement the text Implementing Physical Activity Strategies. The second webinar will discuss strategies in three other sectors: Education; Parks, Recreation, Sport; and Non-profit. The third webinar will discuss strategies in two sectors: Business and Industry; and Transportation, Land Use, and Community Design.
There are no continuing education credits attached to this webinar. For questions, visit www.HumanKinetics.com/WebinarFAQs.
