Author : Dawn Marie Arlotta
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (228 download)
Book Synopsis The Effects of HealthMPowers on the Levels of Physical Activity Among Students in 13 Georgia Public Schools by : Dawn Marie Arlotta
Download or read book The Effects of HealthMPowers on the Levels of Physical Activity Among Students in 13 Georgia Public Schools written by Dawn Marie Arlotta and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objectives: This study evaluated a school based health and physical education program conducted in nine elementary and four middle schools in seven Metro-Atlanta school districts in Georgia. HealthMPowers served 5,644 students last year and approximately 15,000 students over the 3 year intervention. Methods. Quantitative programmatic data were collected by HealthMPowers before the intervention started (pre, 2004) and again three years later (post, 2007). HealthMPowers worked with these schools for the entire three year period and collected post Program Design and post-intervention fitness data in spring 2007. Results: The nine participating elementary schools each demonstrated an increase in student fitness levels for the fourth and fifth grades. The four middle schools demonstrated an increase in student fitness levels in at least one grade, which varied by school. Conclusion: Our findings suggested school programs can be effective in increasing physical activity and fitness scores and supports broader implementation of known successful programs.