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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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 Results Report
In 2004, Michigan established the Michigan After-School Partnership, a collaborative of public and private agencies aimed at promoting quality after-school programs.
September 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
The non-sectarian Jewish Renaissance Foundation created an after-school program in 2005 for high-school students in Perth Amboy, N.J., to engage them in healthy eating habits and regular physical activity.
June 13, 2005 | Program Results Report
The After-School Corporation identified existing funding sources and worked with public and private officials to develop new funding resources, both for itself and for other after-school programs nationwide.
March 18, 2002 | Program Results Report
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.
June 14, 2013 | Program Results Report
Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children was a 10-year, $63 million program to improve community-wide outcomes for children in five cities: Baltimore; Detroit; Oakland, Calif.; Philadelphia; and Richmond, Va.
May 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Chinatown JUMP program works with eight afterschool programs to incorporate daily physical activity into the curriculum of these academic programs, blending activity with learning. Susan Yee shares program learnings.
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.
March 18, 2011 | Program Results Report
The Ready by 21 Quality Counts Initiative, an initiative of the Forum for Youth Investment, helped communities improve the quality and reach of their out-of-school-time services for youth.