The purpose of this chapter is to encourage greater community involvement in the public schools and greater community use of public school facilities. 

This research brief makes the case as how joint use agreements work to address physical inactivity in the state of Louisiana. 

This research brief examines elementary school administrators’ reports of school participation in Safe Routes to School initiatives and estimated rates of active travel by students, as collected by surveys from administrators at nationally-representative samples of U.S. public elementary schools between the 2006-07 and 2012-13 school years.

This resource was created to provide an example of shared use beyond the school setting. 

Bikeology is a ready-to-use bicycle-safety curriculum for physical education teachers and recreation specialists working with students in grades 6-12. 

This shared use agreement of Hamilton County Board of Education's Community Use of Facility agreement allowing outdoor use of elementary school playgrounds when school is not in session. 

Joint use of public school facilities is a complex but manageable approach to efficiently enhancing the services and programs available to students and supporting the community use of public schools. 

The Arkansas Joint Use Agreement (JUA) Grant is a competitive application process made possible and supported by Arkansas’ Governor Mike Beebe and the Arkansas Tobacco Excise Tax created by Arkansas Act 180 of 2009. 

Key takeaways: Only ¼ of US youth ages 12-15 met national physical activity guidelines in 2012, and levels of physical activity differ by gender and weight status.

This systematic review and meta-analysis provides a quantitative estimate of the effectiveness of exercise training on fasting insulin and insulin resistance in children and adolescents.

This report includes brief summaries of research on alcohol-involved driving, drug-involved driving, occupant protection, speed and other unsafe driving behaviors, motorcyclist safety, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, older driver safety, novice and young driver safety, fatigue and distraction, and emergency medical services. 

This research is a companion to Applying Learning and Developmental Theories to Develop Safe Street-Crossing Behavior.  It includes a literature review of the developmental capacities of children ages 5 to 16 and associated learning theories, and discusses how this relates to teaching children how to ride bicycles safely.

The NASBE State School Health Policy Database is a comprehensive set of laws and policies from 50 states on more than 40 school health topics. 

This statute addresses use of school facilities for the youth and community during summer months and non-school hours to either support continuation, evening and community education programs.

States and communities are considering policy and environmental strategies, including enacting legislation, to reduce and prevent childhood obesity. One legislative approach has been to create task forces to understand key issues and develop a course of action. 

This resource is designed to assist in engaging school board members in the shared use discourse. 

This resource is designed to assist advocates engaging school principals in the shared use discourse. 

This resource is designed to introduce the concept of shared use to spanish speaking populations. 

This report sets out 10 principles that can be used to approach building healthy communities. The principles in the report will help people live longer, more productive lives, re­duce unhealthy lifestyles, help improve a community’s competitive advantages, and allow developers, investors, local governments, and citizens to prosper.

National data related to physical activity (PA) and nutrition among adolescents are needed to help develop effective obesity prevention programs. The 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS) was conducted to provide nationally representative data on behaviors and behavioral correlates related to healthy eating and PA.