Full Year 2013 - Harold W. Kohl, III, Ph.D.
Whole of School Approach to Physical Activity
By: Harold W. Kohl, III, Ph.D., PCFSN Science Board Member
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a report entitled “Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School.” With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the report committee was tasked with: 1) assessing the status of physical activity and physical education in schools; 2) reviewing the science behind the effects of physical activity on health, development and academic performance in youth; and 3) making recommendations appropriate with the scientific evidence.
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