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Abstract
The 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth reported that only 24% of U.S. children and youth ages 6 to 17 meet the national recommendation of 60 minutes of daily physical activity, grading the nation at a D-. Schools can help students meet this national recommendation, as close to 60 million children and adolescents attend school. The purpose of this article is to explain the health and academic benefits of classroom physical activity, describe strategies and resources to help schools integrate classroom physical activity throughout the school day, and highlight the possible role of physical educators in supporting the implementation of classroom physical activity strategies. Throughout, there will be quotations with practical ideas and shared learning from state and local practitioners across the country who support and implement classroom physical activity.
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Brittany H. Chen
Brittany H. Chen ([email protected]) is director of policy and practice, Lina Jew is a program associate, and Mary Juergens is a program fellow, with Health Resources in Action in Boston, MA. Shannon Michael is a health scientist, and Bridget Borgogna is a health education specialist, in the Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, GA. Kate Holmes is a program manager, and Kelly Hughes is a senior program manager, with the National Network of Public Health Institutes in New Orleans, LA.
The work of Shannon Michael and Bridget Borgogna was authored as part of their official duties as Employees of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 USC. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under US Law. Brittany H. Chen, Kate Holmes, Kelly Hughes, Lina Jew, and Mary Juergens hereby waive their right to assert copyright, but not their right to be named as co-authors in the article.