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Encouraging trends in nation’s school policies on nutrition, physical education/ physical activity, and tobacco

Published Date:

8/23/13

Language:

English

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Adolescent and School Health.

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Description:

Physical education/physical activity: The percentage of districts that required elementary schools to teach physical education increased from 82.6% in 2000 to 93.6% in 2012.

Tobacco: The percentage of districts with policies that prohibited all tobacco use during any school-related activity increased from 46.7% in 2000 to 67.5% in 2012.

Nutrition: The percentage of districts that required schools to prohibit offering junk food in vending machines increased from 4.1% in 2000 to 43.4% in 2012.

Document Type:

Poster

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

Place as Subject:

United States ; gau ;

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