ACHPER

A survey of height and weight conducted in 1985 in Australia, on a representative sample of 8,492 school children age 7 to 15; from then until 1997, the number of overweight children increased by 60% to 70% and obesity increased by 200% to 400%.

References in periodicals archive

The Australian Food and Nutrition Monitoring Unit recently undertook a bridging study to compare the food and nutrient intake data from the 1985 ACHPER study and the 1983 and 1995 national nutrition surveys (3).

Letter to the Editor

The evaluation was undertaken by an external organization, the National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse (NCRPDA), at the invitation of the managing organization, Australian Council for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (ACHPER).

Encouraging Schools to Promote Health: Impact of the Western Australian School Health Project (1992-1995)

(ACHPER) 23rd Biennial National/International Conference: Interactive Health & Physical Education.

The development and validation of a golf swing and putt skill assessment for children

The Australian Council for Health and Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER), in conjunction with the Western Australia Ministry of Education, obtained funds to continue the project for three more years.

Evaluation of the West Australian School Development in Health Education Project

(2008) Movement and meaning-making in physical education, ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal 55, 5-9.

Instrumentation and motivations for organised cycling: the development of the Cyclist Motivation Instrument (CMI)

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