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News & Reports 8/2/10

SLier — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:01:00 -0400

This week, we would like to spread the word about a couple of events that may be of interest to our readers:

CDC Webinar: Measurement of Active and Sedentary Behaviors
“Closing the Gaps in Self-Report Methods”
Slides are now available from this webinar.

This six-part webinar will provide:
- An overview of physical activity as a multidimensional health behavior
- An in-depth review of methods to measure active and sedentary behaviors by self-report
- An exploration of important issues when assessing physical activity in diverse populations

National Physical Activity Plan

“Reducing Liability Concerns and Getting Kids Active through Safe Routes to School (SRTS)”

August 11, 2010 1pm EST

Registration is free.

In this webinar, participants will learn:

-The basics of liability in the context of SRTS

-How school districts, nonprofit organizations, and others can reduce their liability in SRTS programs

-How SRTS programs can leave schools with a lower risk of liability than existed prior to the program

-Best practices for implementing SRTS programs and policies

-About new resources from NPAP

Do you know of any other learning opportunities coming up?

News & Reports 7/26/10

SLier — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:30:00 -0400

This week we highlight some current news articles regarding physical activity as a family event.

Family Workouts Establish Bonds (source: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune) Article discusses the added benefit of relationship building that can come from participating in physical activity as a family.

Family Fitness Challenge: How to have a fun, active summer (source: USA Today) Article discusses ways for families to be active together this summer with six weekly activities.

What are some other ways for families to become involved in physical activity together?

News & Reports 7/19/10

SLier — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:42:00 -0400

This week, we would like to spread the word about a couple of events that may be of interest to our readers:

CDC Webinar: Measurement of Active and Sedentary Behaviors
“Closing the Gaps in Self-Report Methods”
July 21, 2010, 12:30-5:15pm EDT
Registration is free.

ALR Conference- Call For Abstracts and Award Nominations
Due August 6, 2010, 11:59pm PDT

Active Living Research (ALR), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has announced a call for presentation and paper abstracts, and a call for award nominations for its Annual Conference on February 22-24, 2011, in San Diego, CA.

The theme of the 2011 conference is “Partnerships for Progress in Active Living: From Research to Action.”

News & Reports 7/14/10

SLier — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:03:00 -0400

This week, we highlight promising physical activity programs for school children, as well as adults with disabilities:

Conflict resolution, physical activity drive playground program (Source: The Meadville Tribune) Description of the Peaceful Playground program, designed to increase physical activity and decrease bullying during recess.

Disabilities are no hurdle to exercise (Source: Delaware Online) Examples of successful physical activity programs for adults with disabilities.

Do you have experience with similar programs in your community? Share your tips for success!

News & Reports 7/5/10

SLier — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:28:00 -0400

This week’s articles include a discussion on ‘fitness vs. fatness’ and a description of how a museum is being used to promote physical activity:

Can you be fat and fit? More health experts say yes (Source: NPR) A cardiologist asks physicians to explore beyond BMI.

Children’s Museum’s exercise program promotes healthy living (Source: Star News Online) Children’s museum in Wilmington offers weekly physical activity classes.

Where do you stand on the fitness vs. fatness debate? Weigh in below (pun intended).

News & Reports 6/28/10

SLier — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:20:00 -0400

This week, we highlight research and policy approaches to increasing physical activity in schools:

Strickland signs child obesity bill (Source: FallsNewsPress.com) Ohio enacts new law regarding nutrition and physical activity at school, in an effort to combat childhood obesity.

Reinventing phys ed for middle schoolers (Source: The Orange County Register) Promising results from a nutrition and physical activity intervention study among 42 middle schools.

How can the barriers to physical activity be effectively surmounted in the school setting?

News & Reports 6/21/10

SLier — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:52:00 -0400

Happy 1st day of summer! This week, we highlight fun and innovative programs to promote fitness this summer:

Work looks like play at PE teachers institute (Source: INDenverTimes.com) Award-winning teachers gather to learn creative approaches to teaching and assessing physical education.

Girl Scout camp focuses on healthy habits (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Camp encourages healthy lifestyles.

Public invited to use Des Moines high school workout rooms (Source: Des Moines Register) Free use of new school fitness equipment made possible by a federal grant.

How might programs such as these come to life in your community?

News & Reports 6/14/10

SLier — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:09:00 -0400

This week, we highlight a team sport for people with limited vision, and share controversy surrounding safety of exercise after heat stroke:

Goalball is premier team game for the blind (Source: The Seattle Times) The game of goalball presents a rare opportunity for those with limited vision to participate in team sports.

After heatstroke, when is it safe to exercise? (Source: New York Times) Basic physiology of a heatstroke is explained.

Share your thoughts in the comments section, below!

News & Reports 6/8/10

SLier — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:55:00 -0400

This week, we focus on the role of schools in facilitating physically active lifestyles:

2010 Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education in the US (Source: NASPE) The National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association have collaborated to present current state-specific data on physical education in schools.

Changes in liability laws could open up schools for community recreation (Source: University of Florida News) A Florida professor, and author of a forthcoming study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, explains that minor legislative changes surrounding school building use can positively impact families’ recreation options.

In your opinion, how can the potential for schools' positive influence be realized without creating significant burden?

News and Reports 6/1/10

SLier — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:15:00 -0400

This week, we highlight new state-level physical activity data from the CDC, a successful walking school bus program in Missouri, and Instant Recess in the office environment:

State Indicator Report on Physical Activity 2010 (Source: CDC) Information on physical activity behavior, policy and environmental supports within each state.

Missouri takes on childhood obesity one step at a time (Source: Columbia Missourian)

Columbia, Missouri school district implements a walking school bus program as part of a school-based childhood obesity movement.

Instant Recess promotes health for adults by making exercise a group activity (Source: Washington Post) "Instant Recess" engineers physical activity into the otherwise sedentary workday.

How does your state rank, and how could that ranking be improved over the next year? Share your thoughts!