%0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Kohl, Harold W., III %E Cook, Heather D. %T Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School %@ 978-0-309-28313-7 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18314/educating-the-student-body-taking-physical-activity-and-physical-education %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18314/educating-the-student-body-taking-physical-activity-and-physical-education %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Education %P 502 %X Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Group, Resource Systems %T Dynamic, Integrated Model System: Jacksonville-Area Application %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22482/dynamic-integrated-model-system-jacksonville-area-application %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22482/dynamic-integrated-model-system-jacksonville-area-application %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-C10A-RW-1: Dynamic, Integrated Model System: Jacksonville-Area Application explores development of a dynamic integrated travel demand model with advanced policy analysis capabilities.The report describes the implementation of the model system in Burlington, Vermont, and in Jacksonville, Florida; the calibration and validation of the model system; and the application of the model system to a set of initial sensitivity tests.The same project that developed this report also produced a report titled Transferability of Activity-Based Model Parameters that explores development of regional activity-based modeling systems for the Tampa Bay and Jacksonville regions in Florida.Capacity Project C10A developed a start-up guide for the application of the DaySim activity-based demand model and a TRANSIMS network for Burlington, Vermont, to test linking the demand and network models before transferring the model structure to the larger Jacksonville, Florida, area. 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