Physical Education

These physical activity data are from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a national telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. The BRFSS physical activity questions attempt to measure a person’s physical activity in leisure-time, household, and transportation. Additional information about these survey questions can be found in the article Prevalence of Physical Activity, Including Lifestyle Activities Among Adults — United States, 2000–2001.

The World Health Statistics series is WHO’s annual snapshot of the state of the world’s health. This 2018 edition contains the latest available data for 36 health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators.

What works in Physical Education. Contains PE lesson plans and activity ideas, online courses, assessments, professional development ideas, and best practices in PE.

The President’s Council works to increase sports participation among youth of all backgrounds and abilities and to promote healthy and active lifestyles for all Americans. The President’s Council is made up of athletes, physicians, fitness professionals, and entrepreneurs who are appointed by the President and serve in an advisory capacity through the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

This is the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for physical culture and sports, a website that contains links to many sports sites on the Internet.

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

Regular physical activity helps improve your overall health and fitness, and reduces your risk for many chronic diseases.

The American College of Sports Medicine Office of Museum, History, and Archives is pleased to provide the Health and Physical Activity Reference Database of articles and books published over the past 200 years or more related generally to the connection between health and physical exercise and the early history of the physiology of exercise. Most of the material was written in English and was published in North America. However, some material was published in France, Germany, and England, among a few other countries.

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