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Implementation of Early Childhood Physical Activity Curriculum (SPARK) in the Central Valley of California (USA)

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, ISSN: 1877-0428, Vol: 237, Page: 319-325
2017
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  • Citations
    1
    • Citation Indexes
      1
      • CrossRef
        1
  • Captures
    98

Article Description

The aim of this paper is to describe the methodology applied to develop and launch the implementation of physical activity curriculum (SPARK) at several schools in the Central Valley of California. The SPARK Early Childhood Program is one of eight within the SPARK Coordinated School Health (CSH) model. This research try to create environments that promote healthful behaviors at school and in the community for both children and adults. Overweight and obese children are likely to develop serious health problems. Among children in the U.S., Latino children are affected disproportionally by the obesity epidemic.

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