References

The American Diabetes Association. (2014, February 12). American diabetes association.
Retrieved March 10, 2014, from American Diabetes Association website:
http://www.diabetes.org/
This source is the home page for The American Diabetes Association. The source
includes information of all forms of diabetes, the prevention of the chronic disease, the
treatment if you acquire it, and national statistics. The page also includes information
on how to prevent type 2 diabetes in children, the diagnosis of diabetes, and what you
can do for, or help your child live a normal life, if he/she were to develop the chronic
disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). National diabetes fact sheet: 2011.
Retrieved March 10, 2014, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2011.pdf
This source is for the Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Diabetes Fact Sheet
from 2011. This source provides valuable information on the statistics of diabetes in
the nation. The source covers the cost of diabetes around the nation, statistics on
gestational diabetes, diabetes among children, and even other complications caused by
diabetes. This source covers the prevention of diabetes as well.
Chorney, D. (2011). The need to re-conceptualize physical and health education in schools.
Physical and Health Education Journal, 77(2), 6-14.
This source explains the need the take an important look at the nations standards for
physical and health education. Both physical and health education courses are
drastically decreasing in the nations classrooms and with obesity rates steadily on the
rise, this sources explains why it is necessary to step back, take a look, and increase
the time children spend in health and physical education classes in school.
Kovar, S. K., Combs, C. A., Campbell, K., Napper-Owen, G. E., & Worrell, V. J. (2012).
Elementary classroom teachers as movement educators (Fourth ed.). New York, NY:
David Patterson.
This source features a variety of information on being an elementary classroom
teacher whom also acts as a movement educator. This source features statistics on a
number of subjects from obesity, to health education, and physical activity. This
textbook provides readers with lesson plans for teaching movement in or out of the
classroom. There are various sections on why physical activity and health education is
important and the harm a lack of the two concepts can do to a child's health, both
mentally and physically.
Van Horn, L., Banks, L., Vincent, E., & McCrindle, B. W. (2012). The importance of nutrition
and physical activity for children. Pediatric Annals, 41(2), 67-72.
This source covers the importance of nutrition and physical activity for children. This
article covers the benefits of good nutrition and physical activity. The source also
explains the harm a child can experience from a lack of good nutrition and physical
activity. The article explains ways to improve a child's nutrition and physical activity.