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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 500-505出版社
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2013-0065
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local wellness policy; physical education
Background: Since the adoption of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, many researchers have examined changes in the school nutrition environment; however, far less research has focused on the evaluation of physical activity (PA) policies within public schools. Methods: School district wellness policies (n = 144) of Virginia and Maryland were coded using a previously validated audit tool with a scale of 0 (weakest, least comprehensive) to 1 (strongest, most comprehensive). Results: Mean policy strength was weak (.20 +/- .15), and, on average, policies were moderately comprehensive (.40 +/- .22). The strongest (.73 +/- .44) and most comprehensive (.79 +/- .40) policy subgroup addressed daily recess in elementary schools. Virginia had significantly higher scores in 9 policy groups, while Maryland had higher significant policy scores in the 2 following groups: (1) the strength and comprehensiveness of a written physical education (PE) curriculum for each grade level (Ps <.05) and (2) the strength and comprehensiveness of addressing the use of PE waivers (Ps < .05). Conclusions: PA wellness policies in Maryland and Virginia are extremely weak and only moderately comprehensive; it is unlikely that these policies will significantly influence school-based PA.
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