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Physical Activity Promotion in Health Settings Health care providers are uniquely positioned to address the low levels of physical activity (PA) seen across our general population for the primary and secondary preventions of physical and mental health issues (1,2). However, research indicates thatmost health professionals lack self-efficacy and are inadequately prepared to provide guidance to their patients on becoming more physically active (3,4). This likely stems from the fact that few health professional training programs include any significant, well-defined academic preparation on PA (5–8). Efforts to offer this training are hindered by a lack of guidance on what topics should be covered and how to integrate them into an established curriculum. Providing standardized guidance to health professional training programs is critical to ensure that all health professionals receive a basic level of training on PA.