RT Book, Section
A1 Bainbridge, Donna Bernhardt
A1 May, Keith
A2 Effgen, Susan K.
A2 Fiss, Alyssa LaForme
SR Print(0)
ID 1187761217
T1 Sports Settings for the School-Age Child
T2 Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children, Third Edition
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803697287
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187761217
RD 2024/04/25
AB Both  the  United  Nations  (UN)  and  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  are  focused  on  noncommunicable  diseases  (NCDs),  chronic  diseases  of  long  duration  resulting  from  a  combination  of  genetic,  physiological,  environmental,  and  behavioral  factors  (WHO,  2018).  NCDs  affect  people  of  all  ages  and  countries.  The  Global  Burden  of  Diseases,  Injuries,  and  Risk  Factors  Study  2015  estimated  that  mortality  from  NCDs  increased  from  57%  of  total  mortality  in  1990  to  65%  in  2010;  80%  of  these  deaths,  often  premature,  occurred  in  low-  and  middle-income  countries  (Hunter  &  Reddy,  2013).  Both  the  UN  Millennial  Development  Goals  2030  (UN  General  Assembly,  2015)  and  WHO  aim  for  a  25%  reduction  in  mortality  from  NCDs  by  2025.  Two  of  the  four  most  modifiable  behavioral  risk  factors  for  NCDs  are  physical  inactivity  and  unhealthy  eating,  both  behaviors  that  can  be  influenced  by  physical  therapists.  Sport  can  be  a  valuable  tool  to  increase  physical  activity,  and  physical  therapists  facilitate  safe  sports  participation  for  able-bodied  children  and  for  children  with  other  abilities.