- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia data summary. Physical activity in adults.
- Title:
- Georgia data summary. Physical activity in adults
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Public Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, GA : Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Sports--Physiological aspects
Adulthood--Exercise--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from PDF caption
"Lack of regular physical activity can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and poor mental health."eased healthcare costs." - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900.P8 S1 P44 2009
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-pp8-bs1-bp44-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-pp8-bs1-bp44-b2009-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
2009 Georgia Data Summary:
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ADULTS
Lack of regular physical activity can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, diabetes, arthritis and poor mental health.
Adults do not get enough regular physical activity.
Percentage of regularly active* adults in Georgia Only 40% of adults are regularly active
Normal weight adults (49%) are more likely to be regularly active than overweight (44%) or obese adults (35%)
Across all racial groups, men (51%) are more regularly active than women (45%)
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National Goal: 50%
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Among men, Hispanic men (55%) have a higher prevalence of regular physical activity than black and white men (44% and 47%)
White women (43%) are more likely to be regularly active than either black women (31%) or Hispanic women (30%)
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Policies and environments in communities, worksites, and health care settings impact physical activity behaviors in adults.
Communities Adults with a safe and convenient place to walk in their community are more likely to be regularly active (42%) than
adults without a safe place to walk (27%)
Neighborhood sidewalks and streets, public parks, school tracks, fitness centers, and walking trails, are the most common places to walk among adults in Georgia
Worksites In Georgia 40% of worksites have organizational policies or programs to encourage employees to be regularly active
Health care# Most health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in Georgia have policies to support physical activity by providing
educational material, counseling, or discounts or fee reductions to join programs to all members
Only one HMO in Georgia has a policy to reimburse providers and paid members for physical activity assessments and counseling from specialists
Physical inactivity cost Georgia $599 million in hospital charges in 2007.
Physical inactivity has had a severe health and economic impact on the state. In 2007, insufficient activity and inactivity were responsible for:
- 2,774 deaths
- 17,213 hospitalizations
- $599 million in hospital charges
Definition of regular physical activity: *30+ minutes of moderate physical activity on 5 or more days per week or 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity on 3 or more days per week.
Data sources: 2001-07 Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2001 Georgia Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System
2008 Georgia Worksite Survey
# 2004 Georgia Health Plan Survey
2007 Georgia Vital Statistics
2007 Georgia Hospital Discharge Data
Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 657-3103 gdphinfo@dhr.state.ga.us http://health.state.ga.us