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Nassau County Health Department Investigates Physical Activity Intervention
 | | Physical Activity Increases with Peaceful Playgrounds |
Three years ago Nassau County Health Department team members faced an overwhelming obstacle. Statistics in their region in Florida indicated that 18.5 % of children under 18 were obese or overweight. They researched interventions related to childhood obesity and decided to implement the Peaceful Playgrounds program at a local elementary school. Peaceful Playgrounds is an evidenced-based program that promotes unstructured play at recess by encouraging physical activity. The program involves designing play areas and using activity guides to describe games and other activities to encourage physical activity among students. The team's improvement theory were that, if Peaceful Playgrounds was implemented, then more children would be physically active at recess. The chart below shows the improvement in the number of physically activity children pre and post implementing Peaceful Playgrounds.  | | Physical Activity After Peaceful Playgrounds |
Complete article: Peaceful Playgrounds: Using Evidence-Based Strategies and QI to Address Childhood Obesity in Florida |
Keeping Kids Cool At School
You may be wondering, "When is it too hot to go outside to play?"
 | | When it is to hot to play? |
This summer and spilling into early fall Principals and physical educators will face daily decisions regarding children's heat health on the playground at recess and in physical education. In this article we will review some information regarding different playground challenges and solutions to those problems. Heat advisories, policies and solutions to heat challenges are also explored. Featured Article: When is it too hot to play?
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Pedometers: Small tool with big impact in fighting childhood obesity
 | | Songs in Motion CD |
Pedometers are popular as an aid to kids in fighting fat. Counting steps can be just as effective as counting calories. The go run a lap has been replaced in many schools with motivating walking programs where children walk across the U.S. using a school map to chart classroom progress and points of interest. Peaceful Playground's walking program called, "We Count" includes a unique feature of Songs in Motion which are cadences much like military chants used while running. You can hear some of the running chants here. Songs in Motion.
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Yearly Playground Equipment Replacement Pack
 | | Playground Equipment Pack |
In response to customer requests we now offer this Playground Equipment Replacement Pack.
This package replaces the consumable products in the Peaceful Playgrounds Companion Pack.
Consumable products are volleyballs, basketballs, soccer balls, kick balls, playground balls, footballs, tetherballs, cones, ball nets, wiffle balls, bases, beanbags, scoops and jump ropes.
We provide equipment in 6 different bright colors. Some schools assign a color to a particular grade.
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