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Physical Education and Student Activity

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

A new policy was set in place in 2009, adopted by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) after audits revealed that the district was not enforcing physical education (PE) minute requirements.

District and School Physical Education Policies

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The association between PE polices at the district and school level, as well as the overall PE environment, and PE and recess time is addressed in this study.

Healthy Schools Program Shows Impact

October 22, 2012 | Feature

The 2012 Healthy Schools Program forum honored 251 schools for their achievements and released results from a four-year evaluation of the program.

Padres Unidos Advocates for Recess Before Lunch

April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.

Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places in Communities of Color

April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report

Communities Creating Healthy Environments aims to curb childhood obesity in communities of color by using community organizing for social justice to advocate for policy changes color. Read this report on its progress.

The Impact of State Laws and District Policies on Physical Education and Recess Practices in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Public Elementary Schools

December 5, 2011 | Journal Article

Both physical education and recess time need to be increased for young students to achieve national standards for physical activity.

Los Angeles Attorneys: Physical Education is a Right, Not a Privilege

September 22, 2011 | Story

Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.

Targeting Overweight Kids and Their Parents in Vineland, N.J.

November 4, 2011 | Program Result Report

South Jersey Healthcare implemented Success Through Exercise, Physical Fitness and Sharing Information for Kids, a 12-week course that helps overweight children and their parents in low-income and minority communities combat obesity.

A Survey of Physical Education Programs and Policies in Texas Schools

September 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Texas teachers are supportive of mandatory physical fitness testing but not all students are cooperating.

Physical Education and School Contextual Factors Relating to Students' Achievement and Cross-Grade Differences in Aerobic Fitness and Obesity

September 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Physical education programs and policies explain only some of the variance in fitness levels of Texas students socioeconomic status and community factors also are important.