Evaluating Children's Physical Activity in School-Based Programs: A Working Paper from ChildObesity180

This report, from researchers at ChildObesity180, an initiative of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, explores the impact of the Boston Foundation's investment in four nonprofits that provide structured physical activity to students...

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Published inBoston Foundation
Main Authors Hatfield, Daniel P, Schultz, Daniel J, Bakun, Peter J, Gunderson, Carly E, Economos, Christina D
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Foundation 01.12.2021
Subjects
At Risk Persons
Child Health
Clubs
Coaching (Performance)
COVID-19
Distance Education
Educational Policy
Educational Practices
Elementary Schools
High Schools
Incidence
Intervention
Life Style
Middle Schools
Minority Group Children
Obesity
Online Courses
Pandemics
Physical Activity Level
Physical Education
Public Schools
Racial Differences
Recess Breaks
Student Characteristics
Massachusetts (Boston)
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Summary:This report, from researchers at ChildObesity180, an initiative of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, explores the impact of the Boston Foundation's investment in four nonprofits that provide structured physical activity to students. The report finds that investments in "Build Our Kids Success (BOKS)"; "Community Rowing, Inc."; "Playworks"; and "Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center" had a notable impact on the amount of physical activity students received in school. Once the pandemic forced a remote learning environment, the programs pivoted and innovated to take their work to the online space, with some success. However, the overall amount of physical activity students received in remote learning was, not surprisingly, significantly reduced.