American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

The AAHPERD Legislative Action Center provides you with the information and resources you need to address the health, physical activity, dance, and sport issues being debated on Capitol Hill. In addition, this site serves as an elections, media, and training resource.

Legislative Priorities

To further its mission of supporting healthy, creative, and active lifestyles for all Americans, AAHPERD and its associations are working to educate the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch on the following legislative priorities:

• Support the Fit Kids Act
  The Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act, or "FIT Kids Act" amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to support and promote quality physical education for all public school children through grade 12.  Ask your Senator and Congressperson to co-sponsor FIT Kids today!
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• Healthy People 2020
  Make a differnce today! Proposed Healthy People 2020 objectives for the nation are online for public comment via www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020 or by emailing HP2020@hhs.gov. Comments will be accepted through December 31, 2009.
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Promoting improved school health education and physical education programs in the U.S. through support of: increased appropriations for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grants to fund schools to initiate, expand, and improve K-12 physical education programs (NASPE);