Physical education's role in public health

JF Sallis, TL McKenzie - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
The public health community is becoming increasingly interested in the potential
contributions of school physical education to child health. School physical education is seen …

School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

M Dobbins, H Husson, K DeCorby… - … of systematic reviews, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

Promoting physical activity in children and youth: a leadership role for schools: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition …

RR Pate, MG Davis, TN Robinson, EJ Stone… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Schools have played a central role in the provision of physical activity to American children
and youth for more than a century. Physical education (PE) has been an institution in …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in school physical education lessons

C Lonsdale, RR Rosenkranz, LR Peralta, A Bennie… - Preventive …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Physical education (PE) that allows students to engage in moderate-to-
vigorous physical activity (MVPA) can play an important role in health promotion …

The school environment and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a mixed‐studies systematic review

KL Morton, AJ Atkin, K Corder, M Suhrcke… - Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing academic and policy interest in interventions aiming to promote young
people's health by ensuring that the school environment supports healthy behaviours. The …

Association of physical education with improvement of health-related physical fitness outcomes and fundamental motor skills among youths: a systematic review and …

A García-Hermoso, AM Alonso-Martínez… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Whether quality-or quantity-based physical education (PE) interventions are
associated with improvement of health-related physical fitness outcomes and fundamental …

Promoting physical activity participation among children and adolescents

J Salmon, ML Booth, P Phongsavan… - Epidemiologic …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
With global increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and
adolescents, there has never been a more urgent need for effective physical activity …

Increasing children's physical activity levels during recess periods in elementary schools: the effects of providing game equipment

SJM Verstraete, GM Cardon… - … European Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: During recess, children can be active on a daily basis, making it an important
school environmental factor for the promotion of health-related physical activity. The aim of …

Physical activity levels of children during school playtime

ND Ridgers, G Stratton, SJ Fairclough - Sports medicine, 2006 - Springer
School represents a suitable setting for intervention programmes aiming to promote physical
activity to benefit health. During the school day, physical education and school playtime offer …

Contribution of school programmes to physical activity levels and attitudes in children and adults

F Trudeau, RJ Shephard - Sports medicine, 2005 - Springer
Although children and youth currently form the most active segments of the population in
developed societies, there is a marked trend toward an increase in sedentary lifestyle …