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Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors
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Cohen, Deborah A.; Taylor, Stephanie L.; Zonta, Michela; Vestal, Katherine D.; Schuster, Mark A. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: The Surgeon General has called for an expansion of school-based extracurricular sports programs to address the obesity epidemic. However, little is known about the availability of and participation in high school extracurricular sports and how participation in these sports is related to high-risk behaviors. Methods: We surveyed Los…
Descriptors: Athletics, High Schools, Extracurricular Activities, School Recreational Programs