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Turner, Lindsey; Chaloupka, Frank J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
The integration of physical activity into elementary school classrooms, through brief activity breaks (ABs) and lessons that incorporate movement into instruction as active lessons (ALs), are key parts of school physical activity programming and can improve children's health and academic outcomes. With nationally representative survey data from…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Physical Activities, Public Schools, National Surveys
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Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam; Turner, Lindsey; Chaloupka, Frank J. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: The availability of competitive foods in schools is a modifiable factor in efforts to prevent childhood obesity. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation launched the Healthy Schools Program in 2006 to encourage schools to create healthier food environments, including the adoption of nutritional guidelines for competitive beverages and…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Guidelines, Elementary Schools