The Balanced Energy Physical Activity (BEPA) Toolkit

Authors

  • Barbara Bromley Brody Oregon State University
  • Katherine B. Gunter Oregon State University, College of Public Health and Human Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2018.646

Keywords:

obesity prevention, physical activity promotion, school-based physical activity

Abstract

The Balanced Energy Physical Activity Toolkit is an evidence-based, behaviorally focused physical activity resource. The BEPA-Toolkit is designed for applications in various educational settings to increase children’s physical activity time, with materials and activity ideas that are applicable for use in and outside of the classroom and before, during, or after school. It includes over 50 activity cards that convey integrated messages about healthy eating and physical activity through movement. This practical resource has been shown to increase children’s physical activity at school.

Author Biographies

Barbara Bromley Brody, Oregon State University

Assistant Professor of Practice in the College of Public Health at Oregon State University

Katherine B. Gunter, Oregon State University, College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist School of Biological and Population Health Sciences

References

Gunter, K. B., Abi Nader, P., Armington, A., Hicks, J. C., & John, D. (2017). Evaluation of an Extension-delivered resource to accelerate progress in childhood obesity prevention: The BEPA-Toolkit. Journal of Extension, 55(1), Article 2FEA5. Retrieved from https://www.joe.org/joe/2017april/a5.php

Gunter, K. B., Abi Nader, P., & John, D. H. (2015). Physical activity levels and obesity status of Oregon rural elementary school children. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2, 478-82.

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Published

2018-09-18

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2018): Special Issue on Youth Health and Well-Being

Section

Resource Reviews

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