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

Gabrielle F Miller1, Sarah Sliwa1, Shannon Michael1

  • 1Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States.

Preventive Medicine
|December 31, 2017
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National grants effectively increased physical activity (PA) and physical education (PE) practices in US schools. Schools improved messaging, classroom breaks, and before/after school PA opportunities.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Education Policy
  • Childhood Obesity Prevention

Background:

  • National initiatives like Active Schools aim to boost student physical activity (PA).
  • This evaluation focuses on changes in physical education (PE) and PA practices in schools receiving grants from ChildObesity180 or Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP60).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of LMAS-partner grants on school-level PE and PA practices.
  • To evaluate changes in implementation of PE and PA supportive practices before and after grant funding.

Main Methods:

  • A pre- and post-grant survey using nine common questions was administered to grantee schools (n=972).
  • Frequencies of "yes" responses, indicating presence of PE/PA-supportive practices, were calculated.
  • Statistical significance of changes in practices was analyzed for both grant programs.
Keywords:
Active classroomsPhysical activityPhysical educationRecess

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Main Results:

  • Both FUTP60 and ChildObesity180 grantees showed significant improvements in PE and PA practices.
  • Largest increases were observed in promoting PA via messaging, classroom PA breaks, and before/after school PA.
  • Significant, though smaller, increases were noted in meeting recommended PE minutes.

Conclusions:

  • Small, national grants are a feasible strategy to promote school-based PA policy and practice changes.
  • Schools can successfully shift PA policies and practices within a school year through targeted support.
  • The Active Schools initiative demonstrates a scalable model for enhancing student physical activity opportunities.