2012-05-24T14:10:13Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/physical-education.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100021.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>The objectives were to: (1) document correlations among facility provision (availability and adequacy) in elementary schools, child sociodemographic factors, and school characteristics nationwide; and (2) investigate whether facility provision</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070517.html Apr 30, 2007 Apr 30, 2007

<p>Assess the accessibility and suitability of schools as recreational sites and to determine whether they are associated with young adolescent girls' weekend metabolic equivalent-weighted moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and body mass index (BMI).</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/19.html Apr 19, 2007 Apr 19, 2007

April 19, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070307.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>Opportunities for participation in high school extracurricular sports are limited. Future studies should test whether increased opportunities will increase physical activity and impact the increasing overweight problem in youths.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/02/01.html Feb 1, 2006 Feb 1, 2006

RAND news release: Los Angeles Residents Like Their Parks, but Are Most Likely to Use Those Close to Home

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040906.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003

<p>Expanding physical education programs in schools, in the form in which they currently exist, may be an effective intervention for combating obesity in the early years, especially among girls.</p>