The Common Fund Initiative and Its Implication for Advancing Exercise and Physical Activity Research in Child Health
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: NIH Director Francis Collins noted that the Common Fund initiative would lead to unprecedented insights into the mechanisms responsible for the health effects of physical activity. He noted: “Armed with this knowledge, researchers and clinicians may one day be able to define optimal physical activity recommendations for people at various stages of life, as well as develop precisely targeted regimens for individuals with particular health needs.” Given the ominous burden of physical inactivity-related diseases and conditions in otherwise healthy children, and the growing number of children who survive chronic diseases in whom we know little about what constitutes healthy exercise, it is essential that the community of child health researchers develop compelling strategies and proposals in response to the unique opportunity offered through the Common Fund mechanism.
Source: Pediatric Exercise Science
Authors: Dan M. Cooper, Shlomit Radom-Aizik
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2312151601