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Funded Partners: National Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

CONTACT INFORMATION
Francesca Zavacky
Project Director

National Association for
Sport and Physical Education*

 

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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