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Robert Wood Johnson Study Shows Major Changes Needed to Increase Physical Activity in U.S. Elementary Schools

Only a week after the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Heart Association (AHA) released the 2010 Shape of the Nation Report, a comprehensive study from Bridging the Gap and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation draws similar conclusions: that the nation’s elementary schools provide little time for physical activity and quality physical education.

The report, School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity: National Elementary School Survey Results, examined practices that affect nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention for tens of millions of students. Its conclusions are especially relevant to the upcoming congressional debate on the reauthorization of child nutrition programs. Read more>>