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Have smartphones and ubiquitous internet access affected sedentary time among children and adolescents?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

In 2020, there were more than six billion smartphone users worldwide and almost global penetration. However, few countries have similar physical activity surveillance systems, and even fewer have data from before the 2007 advent of smartphones.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

But health departments do much more than respond to catastrophic events ; they also ensure our food and water are safe, regulate tobacco, reduce the harms that can come from substance misuse or extreme heat, provide vaccinations for dozens of communicable diseases, and much more.