Using the Tax System to Promote Physical Activity: Critical Analysis of Canadian Initiatives

dc.contributor.authorvon Tigerstrom, B.
dc.contributor.authorLarre, T.
dc.contributor.authorSauder, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:38Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:38Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn Canada, tax incentives have been recently introduced to promote physical activity and reduce rates of obesity. The most prominent of these is the federal government's Children's Fitness Tax Credit, which came into effect in 2007. We critically assess the potential benefits and limitations of using tax measures to promote physical activity. Careful design could make these measures more effective, but any tax-based measures have inherent limitations, and the costs of such programs are substantial. Therefore, it is important to consider whether public funds are better spent on other strategies that could instead provide direct public funding to address environmental and systemic factors. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 16, 2011:e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300201).
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300201
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/qkkw-mcfx
dc.identifier.citationvon Tigerstrom, B. and Larre, T. and Sauder, J. (2011) Using the Tax System to Promote Physical Activity: Critical Analysis of Canadian Initiatives. American Journal of Public Health.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2607
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23278
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjecttax incentives
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectChildren's Fitness Tax Credit
dc.titleUsing the Tax System to Promote Physical Activity: Critical Analysis of Canadian Initiatives
dc.typeArticle

Files