The US Institute of Medicine will organize an important workshop. They will also commission new background papers.
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This cross-sectional study of 68 schools and 1347 students. Physical environment characteristics were assessed through questionnaires completed by the principals. Most students were interested in more opportunities for physical activity in school. Students attending schools with many facilities had 4.5 times higher odds of being physically active compared to students in schools with fewer facilities.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) pledged $18.7 million Wednesday to support expansion of the Sports4Kids recess program into as many as 650 low-income schools over the next five years.
According to the survey data based on a quetionaire to parents 83% of boys and 56% of girls complied with the recommended daily amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity. But the accelerometer showed that only 3% of boys and 2% of girls actually did so.
EnergyNow! is a results-based grant program that will enable schools to combat obesity in children with an emphasis on building hysical education programs that are doable, sustainable and effective. The EnergyNow! alliance includes the National Association of Physical Sport and Education (NASPE), a recognized leader in sport and physical activity; and a manufacturer of heart rate monitors and fitness assessment technology.
The UK Local Government Association yesterday issues a top-10 list of break-time games to get pupils running around and burning off excess calories to combating obesity. Imagine Marbles are one of them. Nice try!
Childrens physical activity levels during recess were quantified at 22 English schools. 15 schools received 20,000 UK pounds to improve playgrounds. The results suggest that a playground redesign, which utilizes multicolor playground markings and physical structures, is a suitable stimulus for increasing children’s school recess physical activity levels.
A Playground Advisory Unit prepared individual reports containing several environmental recommendations to increase participation in physical activity to three primary schools in Sydney. This process process of providing a Kidsafe playground reports, as well as support through meetings and interviews, appears to promote environmental change in schools.
Watch this video on how students and teachers at a York City School add 30 games and activities by painting their playground.
The UK National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has drawn up guidelines on ways to increase the amount of physical activity children do. The recommendations includes opening school playing fields and facilities before and after hours, weekends and holidays for children. Local authorities should also coordinate the use of “non-traditional settings” such as office car parks.