Federal Partners & Initiatives

The following federal agencies and initiatives support and promote the Physical Activity Guidelines.

Federal Partners

• CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health
• CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
• National Institute on Aging, NIH
• The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition

Federal Tools and Initiatives

For children and adolescents:

• CDC’s BAM! Body and Mind
• Presidential Youth Fitness Program
• I Can Do It!

For older adults:

• National Institute on Aging Exercise and Physical Activity Information and Resources

For all populations:

• MyHealthfinder
• Healthy People 2020
• The Surgeon General’s Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation