Let's get moving: the need for more effective state-level physical education policies.
Fam Community Health
; 34(1): 51-60, 2011.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21135628
ABSTRACT
This study reviews obesity trends and physical education policies of 13 states with the highest and lowest youth obesity rates. A review of state policies for physical education was compared and analyzed. Although a majority of the states had physical education policies, they were typically not mandated and varied in time and grade-level requirements. However, little distinction in policies between states with higher and lower prevalence of obese youth was found. Financial and infrastructure support for the implementation and evaluation of physical education policies are needed, as well as innovative strategies including socioecological models to better address the obesity epidemic.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Educação Física e Treinamento
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Governo Estadual
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Política de Saúde
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article