Six Worst Kid Health Habits, the most common mistakes parents make when it comes to creating a healthy environment for their children, from the April 3, 2008 issue of Newsweek.

Jennifer White, chair of the Physical Activity Plank committee, is quoted in an article, "7 Steps to a Better Body" in the May, 2008 issue of Prevention magazine

Physical Education and Academic Achievement in Elementary School: Data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,  American Journal of Public Health, April, 2008 abstract

Researchers at West Virginia University find physical fitness is a better predictor to academic achievement than BMI, reporting in Obesity, December, 2007.

Reduced TV Viewing Appears to Reduce Calorie Intake, Sedentary Behavior, and BMI, Study Finds reported in the March, 2008 Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity From Ages 9 to 15 Years, JAMA, July 15, 2008 (abstract)

Population-Based Prevention of Obesity, the Need for Comprehensive Promotion of Healthful Eating, Physical Activity and Energy Balance, American Heart Association, Circulation, July, 2008

Activate Omaha Kids begins Recess enhancement, Ready for Recess

Assessing Recess: Growing Concerns About Shrinking Play Time in Schools, parent survey from 2008

Dr. Jennifer Huberty Awarded $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to enhance recess in OPS schools, News Release from UNO

Getting Serious about Recess, an article appearing in the Omaha World-Herald on December 8, 2008 by Michaela Saunders.  Reprinted with permission.

Longitudinal Study of Physical Activity and Inactivity in Preschoolers: The FLAME Study, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, (abstract), January, 2009

Jennifer Huberty, chair of the Physical Activity Plank committee, is quoted in an article, Countdown to a Lighter, Leaner You, in the February, 2009 issue of Self magazine.