Physical Activity Levels of High School Students—United States, 2010
High school students need more daily physical activityHigh school students nationwide are not getting enough daily physical activity, according to the CDC 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS), a school-based study. The findings, published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, emphasize the need for youth to increase levels of physical activity. Healthy People 2020 (HP 2020) objectives measure recommended levels of youth physical activity and are based on the2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: Youth aged 6 to 17 years need 1 hour of physical activity each day and muscle strengthening activity at least 3 days a week.
Among U.S. high school students in grades 9–12, in 2010:
* Approximately 1 out of 10 (12.2%) met the HP 2020 objective for both aerobic and muscle strengthening
New Reports Reveal Alarming Facts About the Educational Experiences of Young Men of Color
College Board Reports Offer Insights into the Educational Challenges Faced by Young Men of Color and Outlines a Series of Concrete Recommendations for Addressing These Issues
Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead. This jarring statistic is just one of many highlighted in two new reports that will be released today by theCollege Board Advocacy & Policy Center at an event held in collaboration with the Harvard University’s W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research in Cambridge, Mass.. The reports, The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress and Capturing the Student Voice, are especially relevant given the need for these young men to attain postsecondary degrees if the nation’s economy is to thrive and compete globally.
The reports provide the most comprehensive data, research findings and recommendations to date to improve the educational experiences and pathways of young men of color. The qualitative research study, conducted in