Physical_Activity_Guidelines

Acknowledgments
The Department also gratefully acknowledges the work of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
Committee. Their extensive review and deliberations regarding the scientific literature on physical activity and
health are summarized in the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report, which
is the basis for this document. The Advisory Committee consisted of: David M. Buchner, MD, MPH; Wayne
Campbell, PhD; Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH; Kirk I. Erickson, PhD; Charles H. Hillman, PhD; John M. Jakicic, PhD;
Kathleen F. Janz, EdD; Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD; Abby C. King, PhD; William E. Kraus, MD; Richard F. Macko,
MD; David X. Marquez, PhD; Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD; Russell R. Pate, PhD; Linda S. Pescatello, PhD;
Kenneth E. Powell, MD, MPH; and Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, PhD.
The Department greatly appreciates Anne Brown Rodgers’ work as the scientific writer/editor for both the
2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report and the Physical Activity Guidelines
for Americans, 2 nd edition. The Department also acknowledges the important role of those who provided
comments throughout the Physical Activity Guidelines development process. The Department acknowledges
the contributions of the external peer reviewers—David M. Buchner, MD, MPH; Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD;
Arthur F. Kramer, PhD; I-Min Lee, ScD, MPH; Karin A. Pfeiffer, PhD; Brian E. Saelens, PhD—
and numerous other departmental scientists, staff, and policy officials who reviewed the draft Physical
Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2 nd edition and provided helpful comments. Additionally, the Department
acknowledges Frances Bevington for managing the layout and design of the Guidelines and leading the Move
Your Way campaign.
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