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PEDIATRICS Vol. 105 No. 5 May 2000, pp. 1156-1157

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Physical Fitness and Activity in Schools

Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on School Health

Schools are in a uniquely favorable position to increase physical activity and fitness among their students. This policy statement reaffirms the American Academy of Pediatrics' support for the efforts of schools to include increased physical activity in the curriculum, suggests ways in which schools can meet their goals in physical fitness, and encourages pediatricians to offer their assistance. The recommendations in this statement are consistent with those published in 1997 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1

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Statement of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed

Pediatrics 114: 1126-1126. [Full Text]

The following policy statement is a revision:

Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity

Pediatrics 117: 1834-1842. [Full Text]



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