The Food and Nutrition Board – part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Institute of Medicine – has released a summary of an April 2015 workshop that explored the state of the science regarding the impact of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity. The workshop also highlighted innovative strategies for promoting physical activity across different populations.
The report summarizes presentations and discussions from the workshop. Topics included community, institutional, and policy strategies for promoting physical activity, all of which touched on transportation and transportation planning.