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Funded Partners:
National Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) National
Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
NASPE—part of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)—is a national authority on physical education
and a professional membership association that sets the standard for
practice in physical education and sport. Its CDC-funded project
Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Youth Physical Activity Opportunities
provides capacity building assistance to state and local education agencies.
NASPE's Program in Action
NASPE is funded to provide Capacity-Building Assistance
for Preventing Chronic Diseases: Increasing Physical Activity.
- Providing training to school educators and administrators in 15
states per year on development of physical education curricula,
instructional practices, student assessment, and use of technology in
physical education instruction to improve the quality of physical
education courses.
- Developing and publishing a position statement on the elements and
importance of a comprehensive school physical activity program to
educate school leaders about the need for such programs in every school.
- Conducting a Physical Education Program Assessment session at state
conferences of the Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance.
- Expanding Web-based materials for teachers, education
administrators, and parents, including new Teacher Toolbox content and
letters for parents to encourage physical activity outside of school.
- Convening an expert committee to examine results from a literature
review and identify the key concepts and skills in fitness education for
grades K–16.
See Also
Funding
Announcement 601 [pdf 245K] (CDC-RFA-DP06-601). Provides more
information on the NGO funding requirements for providing capacity-building
assistance.
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