RAND Research Topic: Physical Education 2021-04-19T09:36:35Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/physical-education.html Facility Provision in Elementary Schools Meenakshi Maria Fernandes; Roland Sturm https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100021.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 School Playgrounds Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity Molly M. Scott; Deborah A. Cohen; Kelly R. Evenson; John Elder; Diane Catellier; J. Scott Ashwood; Adrian Overton https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070517.html 2007-04-19T18:02:00Z 2007-04-19T18:02:00Z School playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends — especially in poor and minority neighborhoods. School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/19.html 2007-04-19T08:00:00Z 2007-04-19T08:00:00Z April 19, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity. Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors Deborah A. Cohen; Stephanie L. Taylor; Michela Zonta; Katherine D. Vestal; Mark A. Schuster https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070307.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 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. Los Angeles Residents Like Their Parks, but Are Most Likely to Use Those Close to Home RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/02/01.html 2006-02-01T08:00:00Z 2006-02-01T08:00:00Z RAND news release: Los Angeles Residents Like Their Parks, but Are Most Likely to Use Those Close to Home Physical Education in Elementary School and Body Mass Index Ashlesha Datar; Roland Sturm https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040906.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The authors examined the effect of physical education instruction time on body mass index (BMI) change in elementary school.