Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

Background A number of school‐based policies or practices have been found to be effective
in improving child diet and physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, tobacco …

Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

The examination of physical environments to explain and promote physical activity is an
important yet under-investigated area of research inquiry. This study explored relationships …

This systematic review includes 34 studies examining the effects of school-based physical
activity interventions on students' health-related fitness knowledge. The study design …

Background: Despite the benefits of physical activity (PA), a significant proportion of youth
remains inactive. Studies assessing differences in the correlates of PA among urban and …

Abstract This Productivity Commission staff working paper (by Jacqueline Crowle and Erin
Turner) was released in October 2010. Being overweight or obese as a child has …

Background Several school‐based interventions are effective in improving child diet and
physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, and tobacco or harmful alcohol use …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity. Chronic diseases associated with physical …

Objectives: To determine if oral health promotion leaflets of a novel design and content
would be read by, acceptable to and influence 11–12‐year‐old children. Method: Three …