Russ Pate co-author on American Heart Association Scientific Statement published on
National Walking Day 2018
CPARG’s own Russ Pate is a co-author on “Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical
Activity in Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association”,
the release of which coincides with AHA’S National Walking Day, April 4th, 2018. The
statement, released on the American Heart Association’s Science News website, provides
a comprehensive review of the evidence on the feasibility, validity, and effectiveness
of assessing and promoting physical activity in healthcare settings, clinical and
community care providers, fitness professionals, the technology industry, and other
stakeholders in order to catalyze increased adoption of physical activity assessment
and promotion in healthcare settings and to contribute to meeting the American Heart
Association’s 2020 Impact Goals. Other authors on the statement are Felipe Lebelo,
Deborah Rohm Young, Robert Sallis, Michael Garber, Sandra Billinger, John Duperly,
Adrien Hutber, Randal J. Thomas, Michael E. Widlansky, Michael V. McConnell, and Elizabeth
A. Joy.