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Running School Media

• Auburn Journal - Rock Creek School, 5/9/07
• News 10 Good Morning Sacramento (VIDEO), 5/28/07
• Douglas County, NV Record Courier - Jacks Valley Elementary, 8/29/07
• Auburn Journal - Skyridge Morning Mile, 10/2/07
• KCRA Channel 3 Sacramento - Bananaman (VIDEO),10/3/07

Articles

• Articles on kids fitness, competition and health by Brad Kearns
• Is running good for children?, by Hal Higdon
• NPR (audio) story about decline of kids walking to school
• The Soft American - 1960 article by John F. Kennedy
• Facts on soda consumption and childhood obesity - from California Center for Public Health Advocacy
• Map of obesity rates by California county
• Dropping the ball - how few California schools meet mandated P.E. requirements

Links

• Action for healthy kids – improving nutrition and exercise for schoolchildren
• California Study shows fit kids perform better academically
• California Healthy Kids Resource Center
• California Project LEAN – Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition
• California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness – joint assembly task force to promote physical activity and nutritional health in California’s schools and workplaces, chaired by Senator Tom Torlakson
• Cooper Institute FITNESSGRAM Test
• Fitness and Running Tips for Kids – from justrun.org program
• Fitness Challenge – Los Angeles based physical activity program for kids
• Healthier US.gov – national effort to improve people’s lives, prevent disease and promote community health and wellness
• Just Run! – Monterrey County youth fitness program sponsored by Big Sur Marathon – great fitness tips for kids and leaders
• Kids Running.com Resource Site
• PE Central – the premier web site for health and physical education teachers, parents and students
• Performance Standards for FITNESSGRAM Healthy Fitness Zone
• Pediatric physical activity and fitness
• Physical education model content standards for California public schools K-12
• Positive Coaching Alliance – transforming the culture of youth sports
• Relationship of Physical Activity to Academic Performance
• Success stories from other school programs

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