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Application of a walking suitability assessment to the immediate built environment surrounding elementary schoolsSarah M Lee
Department of Exercise and Wellness at the Walking Research Laboratory of Arizona State University in Mesa, Arizona, USA
Health Promot Pract 9:246-52. 2008..Several aspects of the environment were captured that researchers, practitioners, school personnel, and transportation experts may deem useful...
Physical education and physical activity: results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006Sarah M Lee
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE MS K 12, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Sch Health 77:435-63. 2007..This article describes the characteristics of school physical education and physical activity policies and programs in the United States at the state, district, school, and classroom levels...
Influence of limit-setting and participation in physical activity on youth screen timeSusan A Carlson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA
Pediatrics 126:e89-96. 2010..To examine the associations of demographics, rules associated with television-viewing, and physical activity with daily screen time (including television, non-school-related computer use, and video games) in children and adolescents...
The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance: a systematic review of the literatureCatherine N Rasberry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE MS K 33, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Med 52:S10-20. 2011....
BMI measurement in schoolsAllison J Nihiser
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K 12, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Pediatrics 124:S89-97. 2009..This article describes current BMI-measurement programs and practices, research, and expert recommendations and provides guidance on implementing such an approach...
Healthy people 2010 objectives for physical activity, physical education, and television viewing among adolescents: national trends from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 1999-2007Richard Lowry
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Phys Act Health 6:S36-45. 2009..To help inform policies and programs, a need exists to understand the extent to which Healthy People 2010 objectives for physical activity, physical education (PE), and television (TV) viewing among adolescents are being achieved...
Weight management and fruit and vegetable intake among US high school studentsRichard Lowry
Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop K 33, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Sch Health 78:417-24; quiz 455-7. 2008..The purpose of this study was to examine associations between fruit and vegetable intake and common weight management behaviors among US high school students who were trying to lose or stay the same weight...
Trends by age in youth physical activity: Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal SurveyMegan I Wall
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:2140-7. 2011..This study aimed to characterize longitudinal age trajectories across 5 yr in the prevalence of free-time and organized physical activity participation among US youth by sex, race, and parental education...
Physical education and academic achievement in elementary school: data from the early childhood longitudinal studySusan A Carlson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K 46, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA
Am J Public Health 98:721-7. 2008..We examined the association between time spent in physical education and academic achievement in a longitudinal study of students in kindergarten through fifth grade...
Applying the School Health Index to a nationally representative sample of schoolsNancy D Brener
Surveillance Research Team
J Sch Health 76:57-66. 2006..Although schools nationwide are meeting a few SHI items in each of these areas, few schools are addressing the entire breadth of items. A more coordinated approach to school health would help schools reinforce health messages...
Obesity and Other Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors among US High School StudentsRichard Lowry
Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE Mailstop K 33, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Obes 2013:276318. 2013..Policies that promote safe neighborhoods may work synergistically with a positive attitude toward PA to increase participation in PA and decrease sedentary behaviors...
Correlates of children and parents being physically active togetherSarah M Lee
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Phys Act Health 7:776-83. 2010..The purpose of this study was to investigate correlates of co-physical activity among a nationally representative sample of 9- to 13-year-old children and their parents...
Body mass index measurement in schoolsAllison J Nihiser
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE MS K 12, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Sch Health 77:651-71; quiz 722-4. 2007..School-based body mass index (BMI) measurement has attracted much attention across the nation from researchers, school officials, legislators, and the media as a potential approach to address obesity among youth...
Physical activity-related injury and body mass index among US high school studentsRichard Lowry
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Phys Act Health 4:325-42. 2007..Few studies have focused on the relationship between physical activity-related (PA) injury and overweight among youth...
National prevalence and correlates of walking and bicycling to schoolSarah L Martin
Program Evaluation Across the Nation Using Technology, Farmington, Maine, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:98-105. 2007..Active travel to school provides youth with an opportunity to accumulate minutes of physical activity toward meeting recommended levels...
Children's pedometer-determined physical activity during the segmented school dayCatrine Tudor-Locke
Walking Research Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212 0180, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:1732-8. 2006..To describe the sex-specific patterns of school children's daily pedometer-determined physical (PA) during physical education (PE), recess and lunchtime, and before and after school...
The social ecological model and physical activity in African American womenJulie Fleury
College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
Am J Community Psychol 37:129-40. 2006..The social ecological model provides a strong theoretical basis to guide physical activity intervention in this population...
Evaluation of quality of commercial pedometersCatrine Tudor-Locke
Walking Research Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212-0180, USA
Can J Public Health 97:S10-5, S10-6. 2006....
Suitability of commuting by bicycle to Arizona elementary schoolsSusan B Sisson
Department of Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University East, Mesa, Arizona 85212, USA
Am J Health Promot 20:210-3. 2006..To determine the biking suitability (i.e., bikeability) of and prevalence of biking in 14 elementary schools representing two extremes of bused students (2.4% vs. 53.6%)...
Physical activity among minority populations: what health promotion practitioners should know--a commentarySarah M Lee
Department of Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University, East in Mesa, USA
Health Promot Pract 6:447-52. 2005..The article also provides health promotion practitioners with various resources for improving physical activity programs...
Barriers to physical activity maintenance after cardiac rehabilitationJulie Fleury
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe, Arizona 85257 2602, USA
J Cardiopulm Rehabil 24:296-305; quiz 306-7. 2004..This study aimed to examine perceived social, psychological, and health-related barriers to the maintenance of physical activity among phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation graduates...
