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October 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Play created Being Me, a social networking site, for students at the Quest to Learn public school in New York, to help them actively understand and participate in creating their own health and wellness.
March 24, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Cooper Institute in Dallas report there are small but consistently positive associations between fitness and academic achievement.
January 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
This project was intended to expand California’s public health infrastructure by providing the support that schools need to play a vital role in children’s health and well-being. In this case, the focus was on oral health.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This September 2010 special supplement analyzes and evaluates the Texas Youth Fitness Study from a number of perspectives.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Study provides data on youth fitness in one state advances the knowledge base on school-based fitness testing and the factors influencing youth fitness.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The fittest students are younger students and students in schools categorized as low diversity and high socioeconomic status.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
School fitness attainment is found to be an indicator of schools performing higher academically.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Teachers get good grades for their ability to conduct fitness tests and benefit from additional training on the testing instrument.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Trained observers and physical education teachers provide insight into areas of concern and opportunities to improve fitness testing.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Texas teachers are supportive of mandatory physical fitness testing but not all students are cooperating.