The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.
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Findings from a Randomized Experiment of Playworks
April 17, 2012 | Report
Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning, according to new evaluation findings from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University.
Playworks: Scaling a Great Idea
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Changing the national conversation about how to improve American public schools—and the importance of play to children’s ability to learn.
Can a Game of Tag Help Combat Bullying?
April 17, 2012 | News Release
New Research from Mathematica and Stanford shows a healthy recess can reduce bullying, improve learning time.
School Physical Activity Environment Related to Student Obesity and Activity
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Institute of Medicine recommends that children expend 50 percent of their daily energy while in school. This study investigated associations between physical education requirements, physical activity, and body weight using a nationally representative sample of U.S. students
How Do Schools Teach Children to Play? A Profile of Rebecca A. London, Ph.D.
March 24, 2011 | Story
A senior researcher at the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, Rebecca London, Ph.D., is day-to-day leader of the evaluation of Playworks.
Playworks
February 14, 2011 | Video
Maximizing the Return on Recess
Playworks Helps Schools Make the Most of out Recess
January 19, 2011 | Story
Good Morning America features Playworks for trying to change the face of recess in the US.
At the Buzzer, Play On 2010 Conference Scored BIG with the Power of Play!
November 1, 2010 | Story
The second annual Playworks Play On Conference was held at Columbia University in New York City on October 12-13, 2010.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Playworks Focus on the Power of Play and its Impact on Health
October 29, 2010 | News Release
Dr. Toni Yancey, author and UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity co-director, discusses the positive impact of physical activity at Play On 2010 conference.
Elementary School Girls Run for Fitness and Fun (San Francisco Bay Area)
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Girls on the Run is one of the many sports programs sponsored by Team-Up for Youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.