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Physical Education and Health

Organizations

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Documents

  • AAP Policy Statement - Prevention of Childhood Obesity
  • The Role of Schools in Preventing Childhood Obesity
  • A Nation at Risk - Obesity in the United States; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Childhood Obesity in the United States - Facts and Figures; Institute of Medicine
  • Surgeon General's Report on PA and Health
  • The Surgeon General’s Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001
  • Obesity trends: 1985 - 2005
  • Study: Obese Kids Have Hardened Arteries
  • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Fit Facts
  • Stats Related To Overweight And Obesity
  • Promoting Better Health For Young People Through Physical Activity & Sports
  • CDC provides a website to encourage physical activity in youth and families. Click here to visit it
  • Let's Move In School Brochure
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  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
  • Take the Quiz!: How Food Portion Sizes Have Changed

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Friends Academy
270 Duck Pond Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560
516.676.0393

Founded in 1876, Friends Academy is an independent Quaker college-preparatory private school located in Long Island, serving Early Childhood through 12th grade.

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