New or expanded public transportation options can improve health and health equity by reducing traffic crashes and air pollution, increasing physical activity, and improving access to medical care, healthy food, vital services, employment, and social connection.

"Athletes with disabilities are only able to compete at this level when they have access to the necessary supports and accommodations that they need to be successful."

CDC authors recently published the study “Cross-sectional Study of Changes in Physical Activity Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Adults” which examined changes in physical activity behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S adults. Researchers found that even though 20% US adults reported increased physical activity, nearly 30% of those surveyed reported decreased physical activity during the pandemic.

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is featuring a special issue “Physical Activity and Public Health: Addressing Gaps in Research for Special Population Subgroups”. This special issue is seeking original submissions addressing physical activity in international special population subgroups including (but not limited to) people living with chronic disease/conditions and/or disability, as well as underserved, under-resourced, economically disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalized populations. Authors are invited to submit no later than February 15, 2022.

There is limited information about the association between long-term leisure time physical activity (LTPA) participation and healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between LTPA over adulthood with later life healthcare costs in the USA.

IJERPH will also have a special issue "The Ecologic Environment and Physical Activity: Innovations and Opportunities that Advance Research, Practice, and Policy". Authors are invited to submit papers to the special issue no later than January 31, 2022.

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Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, The Lancet launched its third Series on physical activity, which extended knowledge base from previous Series’ (2012 and2016) on the importance of regular physical activity and sport to our health and wellbeing.

In the past decade, not enough progress has been made to improve physical activity worldwide, with adolescents and people living with disabilities (PLWD) among the least likely populations to have the support needed to meet WHO’s physical activity guidelines.

In the Second Physical Activity Almanac, GoPA! presents the complete Second Set of 164 Country Cards with the available evidence up to 2019-2020 on physical activity research, policy and surveillance worldwide, corresponding to a global coverage of 75.9%. The purpose of the Almanac is to help countries to determine their needs and initiate or improve standardized data collection, surveillance systems, policy making, research, health burden statistics, program development, and evaluation related to physical activity.

Read the 2nd Physical Activity Almanac

Check out the Country Cards