The Association of Health-Related Fitness with Indicators of Academic Performance in Texas Schools
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
School fitness attainment is found to be an indicator of schools performing higher academically.
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Statewide Physical Fitness Testing
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Trained observers and physical education teachers provide insight into areas of concern and opportunities to improve fitness testing.
The Texas Youth Fitness Study
March 24, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the Cooper Institute in Dallas report there are small but consistently positive associations between fitness and academic achievement.
Percent of Students in Districts with Wellness Policies that Include Physical Activity Outside of PE
August 25, 2009 | Story
The relative strength of physical activity policies for elementary-, middle- and high-school students.
Evaluation of School and Childcare Sector Strategies in Delaware
September 27, 2012 | Evaluation
In 2007, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded Nemours Health and Prevention Services a grant to monitor implementation of healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices in schools and child-care settings.
Special Supplement to Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Presents Findings of Texas-Wide School-Based Fitness Testing
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This September 2010 special supplement analyzes and evaluates the Texas Youth Fitness Study from a number of perspectives.
Reflections on the Texas Youth Evaluation Project and Implications for the Future
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Kenneth Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., founder of the Cooper Institute, creator of the FITNESSGRAM® test battery, calls for quality physical education programs.
Texas Youth Fitness Study
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Large-scale fitness testing allows tracking of youth fitness and provides research data that may lead to improved physical education but it is not without its detractors.
New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study
August 1, 2010 | Chart
These reports share findings from the New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study's analysis of New Brunswick. Information for this study is provided by the household survey, school body mass index (BMI) data, and food and physical activity environment data.
Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies in Schools
March 24, 2011 | Story
A major goal of Schwartz' research was to develop and validate a coding system that researchers could use to quantitatively evaluate school wellness policies.