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Table 3.

What Is Needed to be Actionable? Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Physical Activity Question

	Team-identified actionable data
BRFSS—2015–2018 combined file physical activity question
During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activity or exercise such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?	[Understanding of what is preventing them from being physically active] Behavior data mapped in relation to policy-related physical activity contexts, such as Joint use agreements between schools and public entities Amount of greenspace % of jurisdiction zoned for public recreation use Density of free gym facilities as ratio of non-free ones Traffic/pedestrian injury rates Sidewalk existence and quality % of tax revenue invested in parks [This context then renders individual physical activity responses open to deeper examination and action, e.g., What is the relationship between joint use agreements and physical activity rates for a county/neighborhood? Is there a demographically comparable area w/similar level of agreements that has lower physical activity rates? Why?]

Team-identified actionable data

BRFSS—2015–2018 combined file physical activity question

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activity or exercise such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

[Understanding of what is preventing them from being physically active]
Behavior data mapped in relation to policy-related physical activity contexts, such as
Joint use agreements between schools and public entities
Amount of greenspace
% of jurisdiction zoned for public recreation use
Density of free gym facilities as ratio of non-free ones
Traffic/pedestrian injury rates
Sidewalk existence and quality
% of tax revenue invested in parks
[This context then renders individual physical activity responses open to deeper examination and action, e.g., What is the relationship between joint use agreements and physical activity rates for a county/neighborhood? Is there a demographically comparable area w/similar level of agreements that has lower physical activity rates? Why?]