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Document Outline

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Status and Trends of Physical Activity Behaviors and Related School Policies
• 3 Physical Activity and Physical Education: Relationship to Growth, Development, and Health
• 4 Physical Activity, Fitness, and Physical Education: Effects on Academic Performance
• 5 Approaches to Physical Education in Schools
• 6 Approaches to Physical Activity in Schools
• 7 The Effectiveness of Physical Activity and Physical Education Policies and Programs: Summary of the Evidence
• 8 Recommendations
• Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary
• Appendix B: Methodology
• Appendix C: State Legislative Policies on Physical Education and Physical Activity
• Appendix D: Workshop and Panel Public Sessions
• Appendix E: Committee Member Biographical Sketches