Samples of recent reports, articles, and web sites that support fitness assessment, quality physical education, and daily physical activity for school-age children  

• Shaping a Healthier Generation (National Governors Association)
• 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) 
• Student Health and Academic Achievement (CDC)
• Coordinated School Health and Academic Achievement (Journal of School Health, November 2007, Vol. 77, No. 9)
• Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity (AMA)
• Studies suggest overweight kids are coronary time bombs (CNN)
• Strengthening the Scientific Basis of the Fitnessgram® Program (Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Volume, 3, Supplement 2, 2006)
• NASPE's "Advocacy Toolkit" 
• Building a Better Brain (NBC Chicago)