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Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity

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Front Matter

Bright Futures Children's Health Charter ..........v
What Is Bright Futures? .........vi

A Message from the President's Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports ..........viii

Creating a Lifelong Foundation for Physical Activity ..........ix

Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity Vision and Goals ..........xi

How This Guide Is Organized ..........xii

How This Guide Can Be Used ..........xiii

Participants in Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity ..........xvi

Acknowledgments ..........xix

Organizational Support ..........xxi

Cover-front matter and
Table of Contents 804k

Introduction

The Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health ..........3

Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents ..........6

Building Partnerships to Promote Physical Activity ..........12

Introduction 772k

Physical Activity Developmental Chapters

Infancy ..........17

Early Childhood ..........31

Middle Childhood ..........47

Adolescence ..........67

Infancy 1.1MB
Early Childhood 1.3MB
Middle Childhood 1.2MB
Adolescence 1MB

Physical Activity Issues and Concerns

Asthma ..........87

Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs ..........92

Developmental Coordination Disorder ..........102

Diabetes Mellitus ..........108

Eating Disorders ..........118

Ergogenic Aids ..........129

Girls and Female Adolescents in Physical Activity ..........136

Heat-Related Illness ..........142

Injury ..........149

Nutrition ..........156

Obesity ..........168

Issues and Concerns Pages 87 - 128 1.2MB
Issues and Concersn Pages 129-214 1.6MB

Physical Activity Tools

177

Tool A: Definitions of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Fitness ..........179

Tool B: Helping Children and Adolescents Improve

Physical Activity Behaviors ..........182

Tool C: Appropriate Physical Activity for Children:

Executive Summary .........187

Tool D: Characteristics of Excellent Physical Activity Programs

for Children and Adolescents ...........189

Tool E: Characteristics of Excellent Coaching ..........195

Tool F: Physical Activity Resources ..........198

Tool G: Healthy People 2010 Physical Activity and Fitness Objectives..........210

Tool H: CDC Growth Charts ..........212

Tools 1.3MB

Indexes

213

Developmental Index: Infancy and Early Childhood ..........215

Developmental Index: Middle Childhood and Adolescence ..........217

Tool Index ..........219

Topic Index ..........221

Indexes 424k

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