"There is much information on the topic of the importance of health and physical activity in children. However, there is little information about how schools, specifically elementary schools, are ensuring children receive adequate amounts of physical activity, health, and illness prevention education. This research paper investigates how elementary schools are prioritizing the health of children throughout the school day, specifically looking at physical health promotion, illness prevention techniques, and applied programs in elementary schools.
Research has provided strong evidence for the many health benefits of exercise (e.g. decreased risk ...
Background: Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the pa...
National physical activity guidelines call for children and adolescents to participate in at least 6...
The number of children suffering from obesity is a growing concern across the United States. Childre...
Increasing childhood obesity rates across the United States have raised public health concerns. Gove...
Despite substantial evidence of the countless cognitive and physical benefits physical education in ...
IntroductionDespite well-documented evidence that physical activity is beneficial to children, avera...
After school programs are explored as a venue for providing physical activity for children. The rese...
The benefits of physical activity (PA) for children are well-researched and extend into the realms o...
The increased use of technology has lead to a decrease in physical activity engagement by elementary...
The following project was created to address the rising epidemic of childhood obesity. Childhood obe...
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological impact of a health promotion program on f...
With prevalence rates of obesity among children and adolescents steadily rising, childhood obesity a...
Background : Schools provide an important opportunity for children to meet physical activity guideli...
Childhood obesity is a major public health concern for Americans. Many school-based health intervent...
Research has provided strong evidence for the many health benefits of exercise (e.g. decreased risk ...
Background: Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the pa...
National physical activity guidelines call for children and adolescents to participate in at least 6...
The number of children suffering from obesity is a growing concern across the United States. Childre...
Increasing childhood obesity rates across the United States have raised public health concerns. Gove...
Despite substantial evidence of the countless cognitive and physical benefits physical education in ...
IntroductionDespite well-documented evidence that physical activity is beneficial to children, avera...
After school programs are explored as a venue for providing physical activity for children. The rese...
The benefits of physical activity (PA) for children are well-researched and extend into the realms o...
The increased use of technology has lead to a decrease in physical activity engagement by elementary...
The following project was created to address the rising epidemic of childhood obesity. Childhood obe...
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological impact of a health promotion program on f...
With prevalence rates of obesity among children and adolescents steadily rising, childhood obesity a...
Background : Schools provide an important opportunity for children to meet physical activity guideli...
Childhood obesity is a major public health concern for Americans. Many school-based health intervent...
Research has provided strong evidence for the many health benefits of exercise (e.g. decreased risk ...
Background: Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the pa...
National physical activity guidelines call for children and adolescents to participate in at least 6...