Evidence
For the past seven years, our team has been advocating for increased physical activity in Michigan classrooms and homes. Click on the article images below to explore the successes of the InPACT program.
Publications
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We improved program fit in resource-limited school districts by 47% in one year!
We systematically adapted the Michigan Model for Health™ curriculum to include InPACT resources.
We made the InPACT program work better for schools with fewer resources to help kids get more active!
We identified factors that make it hard to start and keep physical activity programs in schools!
We improved school physical activity policies in Michigan: A study on making policies stronger and more effective!
We demonstrated that short exercise breaks in class help kids with asthma stay active safely.
We adapted classroom activity breaks to fit the needs of schools with fewer resources, showing how InPACT successfully worked in Detroit elementary classrooms.
We found that using game features in classroom activity breaks boosts both how much kids move and how actively they participate.
We tested ten 3-minute activity breaks in classrooms to see what worked well and what didn’t.