Solicitation of Written Comments To Inform Development of a National Youth Sports Strategy

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#  Solicitation of Written Comments To Inform Development of a National Youth Sports Strategy

**AGENCY:**

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) solicits written comments from the public on specific topics and questions that will inform the development of the National Youth Sports Strategy.

**DATES:**

Written comments will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. E.T. on April 1, 2019.

**ADDRESSES:**

Written public comments will be accepted via email. Instructions for submitting comments are available on the internet at *https://fitness.gov.*

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Katrina L. Piercy, Ph.D., R.D., Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL-100; Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone: (240) 453-8280. Email: *[email protected]* .

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

Executive Order 13824 directs the development of a National Strategy on Youth Sports and outlines the key pillars that the strategy will address. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition are leading the development of this strategy.

**Key Pillars of Youth Sports Strategy**

1. Increase awareness of the benefits of participation in sports and regular physical activity, as well as the importance of good nutrition;

2. Promote private and public sector strategies to increase participation in sports, encourage regular physical activity, and improve nutrition;

3. Develop metrics that gauge youth sports participation and physical activity to inform efforts that will  improve participation in sports and regular physical activity among young Americans; and

4. Establish a national and local strategy to recruit volunteers who will encourage and support youth participation in sports and regular physical activity, through coaching, mentoring, teaching, or administering athletic and nutritional programs.

*Written Public Comments:* Written comments to inform the development of the strategy are encouraged from the public and will be accepted via email until 11:59 p.m. E.T. April 1, 2019. Instructions for submitting comments are available at *https://fitness.gov* . HHS requests that commenters respond to the questions posed on *https://fitness.gov* . A subsequent public comment period will open this summer to provide comments on the draft strategy report.

Dated: February 19, 2019.

Donald Wright,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.