State Policy Research, National Conference of State Legislatures, 7700 East First Place, Denver, CO 80230, USA.
Prev Med. 2009 Oct;49(4):299-300. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.07.009. Epub 2009 Jul 24.
The objective of this commentary is to demonstrate the growing interest of state legislatures in adopting policies that promote physical activity in schools and communities through partnerships with school districts and local governments.
Interviews were conducted with state legislators that have sponsored legislation enacted into law. The author and his staff also surveyed proposed and enacted bills during the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions.
The majority of states have considered or enacted legislation in recent years that addresses physical activity in schools or communities through partnerships with school districts, cities and counties responsible for implementing state policy. These policies may seek to directly impact a targeted audience (children in school by requiring minimum amounts of physical education during the day) or provide broad guidelines for implementation by other entities with direct authority (local governments charged with preparing comprehensive land use plans under other statutes).
As research demonstrates the increasing costs of public health care associated with physically inactive children and adults, and the public health benefits that can be gained through specific policy interventions, state legislatures have been willing to act to promote physical activity. A key is translating research into understandable policy applications.
本评论旨在展示州立法机构越来越感兴趣的是通过与学区和地方政府合作，制定政策以促进学校和社区的体育活动。
对提出立法的州议员进行了访谈。作者及其工作人员还在 2007 年和 2008 年的立法会议期间调查了拟议中的和已颁布的法案。
近年来，大多数州都考虑或颁布了立法，通过与学区、负责实施州政策的城市和县合作，在学校或社区开展体育活动。这些政策可能旨在直接影响特定目标群体（在校儿童，要求他们在白天接受最低数量的体育教育），或为具有直接权力的其他实体（根据其他法规负责制定综合土地利用规划的地方政府）提供广泛的执行准则。
随着研究表明与不活跃的儿童和成人相关的公共医疗保健费用不断增加，以及通过具体政策干预可以获得的公共卫生效益，州立法机构已愿意采取行动促进体育活动。关键是将研究转化为可理解的政策应用。
