Kansas City PE4life Summit Post Event Press Release - 10/2/08
PEP Grant Resource Conference Post Event Press Release - 10/2/08
Physical Fitness for Every Child - 9/28/08
Carol White Acknowledged at PEP Grant Conference - 9/25/08
PE4life Kansas City Summit to Focus on Improving the Health and Well Being on Local Children - 9/8/2008
Local Student Featured on KCPT series -Lee's Summit Tribune
Study: "Active" Video Games Help Kids Burn Off Calories - Fox 4 News Kansas City, 9/2/08
Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise - Forbes 9/1/08
Physical Education for the Rest of Us - Grand Forks Herald, 7/13/2008
Surgeon General in Indiana For Obesity Prevention - Indiana State Department of Health, 5/29/2008
Mounting Evidence Suggests Link Between P.E., Educational Achievement - Education Week, 2/12/08
6/9/08 - Authors @ Google: Dr. John Ratey
5/27/08 - Steady childhood obesity rates still give pause
5/27/08 - Sport and Exercise Not Working for Today’s Kids
4/30/2008 - Speed Stacks and PE4life team up
1/30/2008-- Generation XL on KCPT
PE4life in 12th Kansas City School
Exercise Does the Cranium Good
10/09/07-- ACFN, PE4life, ADAF Launch Healthy Schools Partnership Pilot
Phil Lawler Feature; Audio Interview
Video Games that Keep Kids Fit
Gym- The Next Generation
9/25/07--Human Kinetics and PE4life Announce Partnership
6/21/2007-- PE4life Finds Dramatic Results
Innovation in the Gym- KC Star Editorial
5/10/2007-- PE4life Testifies on Capitol Hill
4/10/2007-- Rollerblade® and PE4life join forces
3/6/2007--Lincoln Middle School launches innovative PE4life Academy
State Legislative News
California Task Force Report
Florida Law Requires Daily PE
Kentucky Gets Kids in Shape
Mississippi Makes Room for Exercise
Ohio Hopes for Daily PE
States Aim to Curb Obesity through Targeted Legislation - American Medical News, 3/24/08
Pep Grant Info
June, 2007 -- Eighty million dollars was allotted for 2007 PEP Grant winners. One hundred forty seven winners were announced in June. No new applications were taken in 2007. The winners were taken from the pool of 2006 applicants.
September 14, 2007-- PE4life hosted the inaugural PEP Grant Resource Conference. Twenty five PEP Grant winning school districts/ organizations from across the nation attended the event. The Conference consisted of presentations from a Resource Panel of past PEP Grant winners, as well as PE4life President, Anne Flannery, PE4life Vice President of Operations, Brenda VanLengen, and PE4life Director of Education and Outreach (and legend), Phil Lawler. The PEP Grant Resource Conference also included a Vendor Symposium of more than 25 equipment suppliers including Sportime, Polar, Fitlinxx, and Expresso Fitness. Thanks to everyone who helped make the event a success! Visit our homepage to view pictures.
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Congress Urged to Act to Help Cut Childhood Obesity Rates - 7/24/2008
Kids, weight, and video games - 6/9/08
Despite known benefits, fewer gym classes being offered - Columbus Dispatch, May 8, 2008
Bill to Increase Physical Education Passes in Oklahoma
More Emphasis Needed on PE
Schools Struggle Making PE Required
Better Brain video and article
PBS Newshour - March 22, 2002 article on PE4life
Mounting Evidence Suggest Link Between P.E., Educational Achievment - Education Week, 2/12/08
Obesity
KCPT’s Nick Haines, KC Area Taking In-Depth Look at “Generation XL” KC Tribune, 8/29/08
Cholesterol Medication for Children? Health News 7/15/08
Obesity Tops List of Biggest Health Problems for Kids in 2008 University of Michigan, 7/14/08
When a child becomes a teen, sluggishness sets in Associated Press, 7/15/08
How America's Children Packed on the Pounds
Time, 6/12/08
Young Lives at Risk: Our Overweight Children
Playtime Predicament
Childhood Obesity
Motivating the Overweight Child
10 ways to Raise Food Smart Kids
Children and Sweetened Drinks
Exercise and the Brain
PE4life Featured in New Book- SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey
SPARK features PE4life and highlights academic improvements at PE4life Academies in Titusville, PA and the Naperville, IL 203 District. You'll hear about pioneering PE4lifers Phil Lawler, Paul Zientarski, and Tim McCord in this new book. SPARK is available for purchase in the PE4life Pro Shop. Visit Dr. Ratey's website. To learn more about booking Dr. Ratey for a speaking engagment, please contact Shanna Goodman at sgoodman@pe4life.org.
Additional exercise and the brain resources:
Wanna Boost Kids' Grades? Get them Moving! - MSNBC, 8/19/2008
Mounting Evidence Suggests Link Between P.E., Educational Achievement - Education Week, 2/12/08
Exercise Helps Overweight Kids
Exercise Does the Cranium Good
Train Your Brain with Exercise
Lobes of Steel
Physical Exercise for a Better Brain
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