The January/February 2014 (Vol. 28, Issue sp3) special issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion is devoted to Active Living Research.
This special issue highlights papers selected from abstracts submitted for presentation at Active Living Research’s tenth annual conference – Achieving Change Across Sectors; Integrating Research, Policy and Practice.
Prioritizing School Intramural and Interscholastic Programs Based on Observed Physical Activity, by authors Jason Bocarro, Michael Kanters, Mike Edwards, Jonathan Casper and Thomas McKenzie, examines which school sports engage children in more physical activity.
Bocarro, Kanters, Edwards and Casper are researchers in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at NC State University. McKenzie is a professor Emeritus with the San Diego State University School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences.