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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RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
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.
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.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The children who most need fitness-focused afterschool programs may not be participating in them.
February 25, 2013 | News Release
A new poll released today shows a large a gap between parents’ perceptions of their children’s weight and expert definitions.
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.
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
National experts recommend that children get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day, but many children do not. This brief describes school and community strategies that can help kids be active.
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.
May 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Regular physical activity promotes important health benefits, reduces risk for obesity, and is linked to enhanced academic performance. National recommendations call for children and adolescents to be active for 60 minutes a day. The U.S. Department ...
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 ...
August 1, 2007 | Program Result
In 2006, staff of the New York Road Runners Foundation created two startup kits to enable teachers to start running programs in elementary and middle schools.