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Objectives. We described the associations of ambient air pollution exposure with race/ethnicity and racial residential segregation.

Key takeaway:

• Through interviews conducted while cycling, this study identified environmental factors and perceptions of road safety influencing children ages 10-12 to bicycle.

Key Takeaway: Walking and biking to school is an important part of multi-component comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAPs).

 Increasing walking and bicycling to school has been a national policy goal since Congress created the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. 

Краткое руководство по реализации программы Safe Routes to School

Background:  In addition to the benefits on physical and mental health, cardiorespiratory fitness has shown to have positive effects on cognition. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and body weight status on academic performance among seventh-grade students.

Background: The association of physical fitness with cognitive function in children and adolescents is unclear. The purpose of this ecological study was to describe the association between academic achievement, body mass index, and cardiovascular fitness in a large sample of elementary, middle, and high school students in Texas.

The study examined the effects of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on aspects of cognitive control in two groups of children categorized by higher- and lower-task performance.

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Purpose: To perform a systematic review of the evidence on the associations between physical activity and cognition by differentiating between academic and cognitive performance measures. Second-generation questions regarding potential mediators or moderators (i.e., sex, age and psychological variables) of this relationship were also examined.

Denver Public Schools Community Use of Policy outlines the district's procedures for the community use of school facilities. 

Background:  Physical inactivity has been shown to increase the risk for several chronic diseases across the lifespan. However, the impact of physical activity and aerobic fitness on childhood cognitive and brain health has only recently gained attention.

Learn more about Safe Routes to School, including essential elements to consider when establishing a program and helpful statistics on the many benefits of Safe Routes to School in your community.

OVERVIEW: 

• We review literature that examines the association among physical activity, aerobic fitness, cognition, and the brain in elementary school children (ages 7-10 years).

The joint-use of public school facilities offer educational, economic and environmental benefits for both schools and community. 

Over the past few decades, faith-based organizations across the country have been placing greater emphasis on health and wellness. 

Background:  There is a need for feasible and research-based interventions that target the cognitive performance and academic achievement of low-income adolescents.

Background: Travel to school offers a convenient way to increase physical activity (PA) levels in youth. We examined the prevalence and correlates of active commuting to school (ACS) in a nationally representative sample of Mexican adolescents. A secondary objective was to explore the association between ACS and BMI status.

Communities of color and/or lower income have higher rates of obesity. They also lack attractive, convenient, and safe places to be physically active.

KEY TAKEAWAY:

This review of the literature examined the history of research on physical activity, physical fitness, and academic performance and found a growing body of evidence for connections between these factors.