After-school programs have the potential to help children accumulate up to 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day, which would satisfy half of the national recommendation for daily physical activity.
Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents.
Children are more active when schools offer a range of opportunities for physical activity during and after the school day.
Starting in 2010–11, D.C. Public Schools began serving nutritious meals at after-school programs to help keep kids safe, learning, and positively engaged during the after-school hours.
A poll reveals that many parents face a variety of barriers to helping their children lead healthy lives, especially during the "crunch time" from 3 p.m. to bedtime.
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February 23, 2009 | Program Result
In 2004, Michigan established the Michigan After-School Partnership, a collaborative of public and private agencies aimed at promoting quality after-school programs.
August 28, 2008 | Program Result
After School helped develop intermediary organizations in Boston, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area in order to create citywide systems of after-school programs.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The children who most need fitness-focused afterschool programs may not be participating in them.
February 25, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This poll provides new insights into the epidemic of childhood obesity and the challenges families face between school and sleep.
March 18, 2002 | Program Result
The Children and Youth Investment Partnership, Washington, increased the scale, scope, and effectiveness of non-school-hour services for youth and children living in Washington.
December 20, 2012 | Story
More than 8 million children attend out-of-school time programs, which can play a role in addressing childhood obesity. Georgia S. Hall, PhD, studied how these programs address physical activity and healthy eating, and barriers to good practices.
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Woodland Community Development Corporation developed a project that provides inner-city children in Camden, N.J., ages 5-14, with tutoring and enrichment activities in an effort to delay their experimentation with alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.
October 11, 2010 | Program Result
Injury has long been the leading cause of childhood mortality, morbidity and hospital admissions in the United States.
May 1, 2012 | Report
Research shows that lower-income and racial and ethnic minority people tend to live in neighborhoods with fewer and poorer quality sidewalks, fewer parks and open spaces, and more crime, social disorder and traffic. These environmental and social fa ...
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study estimates the minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity various school and community policy changes could support among youth.