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Evenson, Kelly R.; Ballard, Kymm; Lee, Ginny; Ammerman, Alice – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: In 2005, the North Carolina State Board of Education updated the Healthy Active Children Policy to include a requirement that all kindergarten through eighth-grade children receive at least 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each school day through physical education, recess, and other creative approaches. This study…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, State Standards, Program Implementation
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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