5084.0 Promoting physical education and physical activity

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Moderator:
Christopher Ledingham, PhD MPH CHES

8:30am
Policy in Action: Improving access to physical activity opportunities through school district policy
Lindsey Cox, MS, Jessica St. John, MA, Martin Gonzalez, Esquire, Victoria Berends, BS, Peggy Agron, MA, RD and Betsy McNeil, MA
     
8:45am
Moving and Mentoring : Intervention, Description, and Initial Results of a School-based Mentoring Program to Increase Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in High School Students
Robert Pettay, PhD
9:00am
Association of physical education with physical activity among adolescent girls and boys
Susan Babey, PhD, Joelle Wolstein, MPP, Malia Jones, MPH and Allison L. Diamant, MD, MSHS
        
9:15am
Improving school physical education in low-income communities through policy implementation
Lisa Craypo, MPH, RD, Brian Cole, DrPH, Krista Stiffler, MPH, Sally Lawrence Bullock, MPH, Sarah Samuels, DrPH and Mariah Lafleur, MPH
     
9:30am
Who's keeping score? PERK: Physical Education Research for Kids- A statewide assessment on the quantity and quality of physical education/activity in California schools
Dr. Heather Diaz, DrPH, Leah Cox and Whitney Chamberlain
        

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: School Health Education and Services
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Social Work, Physical Activity

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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