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Infographic. All health professionals should talk about physical activity with patients
  1. Karen Milton1,
  2. Jade L Morris2,
  3. Matthew McLaughlin3,4,
  4. Andrea Cameron5,
  5. Sarah Dewhurst6,
  6. Suzanne Gardner7,
  7. Sjaan Gomersall8,9,
  8. Jamie Blackshaw10
  1. 1 Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, UK
  2. 2 University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
  3. 3 School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
  4. 4 Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  5. 5 Abertay University, Dundee, UK
  6. 6 Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
  7. 7 Sport England, London, UK
  8. 8 Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
  9. 9 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
  10. 10 United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Karen Milton, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, UK; k.milton{at}uea.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107823

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    Regular physical activity contributes to the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer, as well as improved mental health, sleep and cognitive function.1 Despite these benefits, populations worldwide are insufficiently active.2 Enabling people with the lowest levels of physical activity to become more active is where the greatest gains to public health will be achieved.3

    Researchers, practitioners and policymakers are increasingly advocating for a systems approach to physical activity promotion. This should involve stakeholders across diverse sectors to develop and implement a coherent set of actions to support populations …

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    • Correction notice This article has been corrected since it published Online First. The author affiliations have been updated.

    • Contributors KM conceived the idea. KM, JLM, MM, AC and SD agreed the initial content of the infographic, with input from SGa, SGo and JB. JLM and MM created the infographic. KM led the commentary. All authors contributed to revising the infographic and commentary and approved the final versions.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.