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Tennessee Department of Education, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Education's office of coordinated school health (CSH) works with every school district in the state to address all aspects of student health, with a special emphasis on reducing Tennessee's childhood obesity rates. Encouraging adequate physical activity and providing physical education for all students are the central…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Comprehensive School Health Education, State Standards
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Ha, Taemin; Dauenhauer, Brian – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2021
According to SHAPE America, quality physical education promotes physical literacy by addressing five core standards: motor skills, knowledge, health-related fitness, personal and social behavior, and values. The purpose of this article is to introduce a physical literacy index, identify resources that could be used to assess physical literacy, and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Physical Education, Motor Development, Physical Fitness
Tennessee Department of Education, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Education's office of coordinated school health (CSH) works with every school district in the state to address all aspects of student health, with a special emphasis on reducing Tennessee's childhood obesity rates. Encouraging adequate physical activity and providing physical education for all students are the central…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Comprehensive School Health Education, Physical Education
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Weng, Chung-Bang; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye; Chen, Huey-Shys – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Adolescents often practice unhealthy behaviors to lose weight or keep from gaining weight. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) of various health risk behaviors since 1991 using U.S. representative samples of high school students and is therefore best for us to identify risk/preventive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High School Students, Body Weight, Health Behavior