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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS – January 01, 2007
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says free and unstructured play is healthy and essential
By Kenneth R. Ginsburg MD, MS Ed., the Committee on Communications and Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health
This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school systems, and communities consider how best to ensure play is protected as they seek the balance in children’s lives to create the optimal developmental milieu.
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Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®
Amish Work More, Weigh Less
Researchers studied members of an Amish community in Ontario to see what effect more physically demanding work has on our health. [+]
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Health Promotion Journal – March 31, 2007
Recent Studies Support Active Living
By Kristen Day, Ph.D. and Bradley J. Cardinal, Ph.D.
A special issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion collects more than a dozen articles on the subject, including one by Dutch researchers that recommends remodeling neighborhoods to increase activity in young people.
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Education
No Child Left Behind in the Woods
By Richard Louv
A few weeks ago, Paul Zettel, a health education instructor at Riverside University High School, attended a conference held in California; the purpose of the meeting was to train teachers in the finer points of the No Child Left Behind version of education reform.
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The Nature Conservancy – June 28, 2007
Kids Picking TV Over Trees
By Oliver Pergams, Ph.D. and Patricia Zaradic, Ph.D.
The Nature Conservancy-funded study reveals more evidence of a growing trend; children spending more time inside, with consequences for human health, national parks and the environmental movement. This new research raises questions about children's health and the future of conservation.
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