Directors
and Graduate Students
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University and Community Education
Youth
Sport Resources
Research
Community Service
Internships/Job Opportunities
Physical Activity/Health
Team-Up for Youth
http://www.teamupforyouth.org
Team-Up for Youth promotes the healthy development of young people by strengthening and expanding after-school programs, particularly those serving low-income neighborhoods.
Urban Youth Center
http://www.sportinsociety.org/uys/uys.php
A program of Northeastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society. The mission of Urban Youth Sports is to target barriers that restrict youth sport participation in Boston neighborhoods and create solutions that increase opportunities for participation and healthy development.
Kids Sport Network
http://www.ksnusa.org
To promote quality non-school sports and fitness for children between the ages of 3 and 19 through the education of coaches, parents and administrators; special events and activities; public awareness and regular networking with youth sports organizations and agencies. Includes information on coach training programs, parent orientation program, and youth coach certification.
Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/presphysactrpt/download.htm
Promoting better health for young people through physical activity and sports: a report to the President from the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education.
Surgeon General’s Report
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sports_initiatives_splash.htm
Comprehensive report from the Surgeon General related to physical activity and health. Sports initiatives on tobacco-free sports.
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
http://www.ncppa.org/tableofcontents.asp
This page of the website is dedicated to promoting youth physical activity.
VERB
http://www.cdc.gov/VERB
VERB Physical Activity Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/partners/activity.htm