Impact of a youth advocacy policy, systems and environmental change program for physical activity on perceptions and beliefs By: Nisha D. Botchwey, Jasmine Jones-Bynes, Katie O’Connell, Rachel O’Connell, Anna J. Kim, and Terry L. Conway The Issue Programs to combat childhood obesity have grown in scope over the past decade, …
Electronic Devices as Correlates of Sedentary Behavior and Screen Time Among Diverse Low-Income Adolescents During the School Year and Summer Time By: James F. Sallis, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, Carrie Geremia, Edith Bonilla, Chad Spoon, University of California San Diego Since 2001 the American Academy of Pediatrics has …
Differences in child physical activity levels at rural Play Streets due to activity type and sex By: Tyler M. Prochnow, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, and Christina N. Bridges Hamilton from Baylor University; and Keshia M. Pollack Porter from Johns Hopkins University Physical activity is linked with promoting health and preventing …
Parental preference for part attributes related to children’s use of parks in low-income, racial/ethnic diverse neighborhoods By: Scott Ogletree, Jing Huei Huang, Claudia Alberico, Myron F. Floyd, and J Aaron Hipp, North Carolina State University; Oriol Marquet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Parks can be an important place for children’s physical …
The Youth Engagement and Action for Health (YEAH!) project works nationally with African American, American Indian, Latino, Asian, and Pacific Islander lower-income urban/rural middle schoolers to take an in-depth look at their neighborhood’s strengths and weaknesses that are most likely to affect physical activity. Using a group-based program curriculum that …
Shared Decision-Making with Youth: Adding Rungs of Consent, Advocacy, and Incorporation to the Ladder of Citizen Participation By: Nisha D. Botchwey, Nick Johnson, L. Katie O’Connell from Georgia Institute of Technology and Anna J. Kim from San Diego State University Community engagement and citizen participation have been incredibly important for …
Public parks represent key settings for promoting physical activity among children who are least likely to be active and most likely to be overweight or obese. Describing park use patterns among different racial and ethnic groups, particularly in low-income neighborhoods, can inform planning decisions on how to meet diverse recreation …
Adolescents have lower levels of physical activity (PA) and more rapid weight gain during summertime when they are not attending school. African American and Latino youth gain more weight in the summer than do youth from other racial or ethnic groups. Given disparities in summer weight gain, it is important …
Official PARC Introduction Video Here at PARC, we are advocating for physical activity to be an everyday part of life for all children. Check out this video to learn more!