School-based Program Options to Promote Physical Activity

A Response

Susan H. Babey, Shin-Yi Wu, Deborah A. Cohen

ResearchPosted on rand.org Feb 13, 2015Published in: Preventive Medicine, v. 72, Mar. 2015, p. 133-134

This commentary is a response to PM-14-1065R1 and addresses issues raised regarding research presented in PM-14-443, published in the December 2014 supplement of Preventive Medicine. The original study assessed the following types of school-based opportunities to improve physical activity for youth: after-school programs, before-school programs, PE classes, extended-day PE, and short physical activity breaks during the school day. The authors concluded that incorporating short physical activity breaks into the existing school day would be a cost-effective way to increase school-based activity.

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  • Copyright: Elsevier Inc
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2015
  • Pages: 2
  • Document Number: EP-50599

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