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Full Year 2012 - Youth

IOM Supports Direction of Presidential Youth Fitness Program

Fitness, Physical Education, Youth | October, 1 2012

By: Stella Lucia Volpe, Ph.D., RD, LDN, FACSM, Chair of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Science Board

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that provides guidance on youth fitness measures as they relate to health outcomes. The report affirmed that fitness is a marker for health among youth and the use of certain measures in a school setting can enhance student learning and provide feedback on current health status and future health risk.

America’s Youth Fitness Test Gets a Makeover

Physical Activity, President's Challenge, Youth | September, 11 2012

By: Dr. Jayne Greenberg, district director of physical education and health literacy for Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Fla.) and President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Council Member

More than two decades after its last update, the physical fitness test many of us did in school is getting a makeover. Just in time for the new school year, the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) announced that the former Physical Fitness Test is now the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, and that it will focus primarily on assessing health versus athleticism for America’s youth.

Let’s Move! to the Move It Movement Tour

Childhood Obesity, Nutrition, PALA, Physical Activity, Youth | June, 8 2012

By: Ali Kelley

Looking for ways to get your family moving? On June 10, Cartoon Network launched their national Move it Movement Tour, offering kids and families across the country an opportunity to try new activities and sports.

Culture of Activity: Century Club, Running Club, Jammin' Minute

Physical Activity, Physical Education, Youth | March, 25 2012

By: Active Schools Acceleration Project

Meadowview Elementary in Farmington Area Public Schools is one of four schools nationwide featured on a national website highlighting programs to reverse the trend of childhood obesity. The Active Schools Acceleration Project seeks to increase quality in-school physical activity by identifying the very best strategies to motivate and support youth movement.