Physical Education Teachers' Perceived Effectiveness in Association with Student Attendance, Teacher Adaptability, External Educational Supports, and Teaching Format During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Spring 2020 pandemic-control policies included an abrupt shift to remote teaching, which may have affected physical education (PE) teachers' perceived effectiveness. This study examined K-12 PE teachers' perceived effectiveness in association with student attendance, teacher adaptability, PE supports, teaching format (in-person, remote synchronous, remote asynchronous, etc.), and teacher- and school-level demographics at three time points (pre-pandemic 2019-early 2020, Spring 2020, 2020-2021 school year).

Predicting the Presence of Active Schools: A National Survey of School Principals in the United States.

Background: Principals are key to the promotion of physical activity (PA) in schools. The purpose of this study was to understand how school principals' PA values, behaviors, and individual and school characteristics were associated with the presence of an active school.

Methods: A representative sample of 1019 school principals in the United States was surveyed.

Parents' Perceptions and Engagement Regarding School-Based Physical Activity Promotion.

Purpose: This study examined parents' perceived importance of, and engagement in, school-based physical activity (PA) promotion.

Design: A cross-sectional, quantitative survey design was employed.

Setting: The survey was conducted in the United States.

Evaluation of Let's Move! active schools activation grants.

Let's Move! Active Schools (LMAS), now Active Schools, is a national initiative in the United States (US) that aims to engage schools to increase students' opportunities to be physically active. This evaluation describes changes in school-level practices related to physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) among schools that received an LMAS-partner grant from ChildObesity180 or Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP60). ChildObesity180 and FUTP60 asked grantee schools to complete nine common questions, between October 2013 and August 2014, before and after receiving the grants to assess progress in implementing practices for PE and PA.

Translating epidemiology into policy to prevent childhood obesity: the case for promoting physical activity in school settings.

Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem resulting from energy imbalance (when the intake of energy is greater than the amount of energy expended through physical activity). Numerous health authorities have identified policy interventions as promising strategies for creating population-wide improvements in physical activity. This case study focuses on energy expenditure through physical activity (with a particular emphasis on school-based physical education [PE]).

Physical education and physical activity: results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006.

Background: Comprehensive school-based physical activity programs consist of physical education and other physical activity opportunities including recess and other physical activity breaks, intramurals, interscholastic sports, and walk and bike to school initiatives. This article describes the characteristics of school physical education and physical activity policies and programs in the United States at the state, district, school, and classroom levels.

Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts the School Health Policies and Programs Study every 6 years.

The relationship between qualified personnel and self-reported implementation of recommended physical education practices and programs in U.S. schools.

The authors analyzed data from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 to assess the associations between the presence of a district physical education coordinator and district-level physical education policies and practices recommended by federal government agencies and national organizations. The authors also examined the relationship between teacher qualifications and staff development related to physical education and self-reported implementation of recommended teachingpractices. District-level data were collected by self-administered mail questionnaires from a nationally representative sample of school districts.

Weight management goals and use of exercise for weight control among U.S. high school students, 1991-2001.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine trends in weight management goals and the use of exercise for weight control among U.S. high school students.

Pediatrician counseling about preventive health topics: results from the Physicians' Practices Survey, 1998-1999.

Objective: Government agencies and national organizations recommend that physicians counsel their child and adolescent patients about preventive health topics. Using data from a national survey, we describe the counseling patterns of pediatricians in regard to 9 recommended preventive health topics.

Methodology: Between October 1998 and April 1999, information was collected from 907 of 1760 primary care pediatricians randomly selected from a nationally representative sample.