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Inside this Issue: Cooper Quarterly Newsletter The Cooper Institute Legislative Agenda
Building Healthier Communities
Our research has helped shape policy and changed lives, but the fight isn’t over.
The Cooper Institute is committed to building a better future, for Texas and for the world, by building healthier communities today.
Is too much exercise dangerous?
Screen time is detrimental to whole child health and vision
Study shows that extreme exercise does not increase risk of death from heart disease.
The lack of physical activity and abundance of screen time are two of the biggest obstacles to good health that our children face.
The Cooper Institute Legislative Agenda (cont.)
The Cooper Institute supports all initiatives to keep or improve physical education at every grade level. The new Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that children six and older should have at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity as well as muscle and bone strengthening activities. Unfortunately, physical education and activity time is not consistently offered in every school district or at every grade level.
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This is also the birthday of our founder, Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, who pioneered aerobic research and led Texas to be the first state to accept FitnessGram as the statewide student fitness assessment. Our vision is to continue using evidence-based research from FitnessGram to improve student health and put them on track for a lifetime of healthy habits.
For nearly 50 years, The Cooper Institute has proven through scientific research that exercise improves health across the lifespan.
But it isn’t just about health; it’s about success. Research from The Cooper Institute and other entities show that students who are physically fit perform better in school, have higher reading and math scores, fewer behavioral problems and miss fewer days of school. That means that our students will be more successful in academics and in life.
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On March 4, The Cooper Institute will March Forth to the Capitol to show the 86th Texas Legislature the importance of building a healthier generation.
Our research has helped shape policy and changed lives, but the fight isn’t over. By improving student health today, we will ensure that Texas children are the healthy, productive, and highly-skilled workers of tomorrow and WELL. Into the Future.
FEATURED LECTURER: MARGARET SPELLINGS, TEXAS 2036
EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT LEADER AND PUBLIC POLICY EXPERT
Coming Soon... SPRING 2019
J oin The Coop e r Ins titute for a s pecial evening with Ma r ga re t Sp e lli ng s , former pres ident of the Univers ity of Nor th C a rolina sys tem and Chief Domes tic Policy Advis or under Pre sid e nt Ge or ge W. Bus h. S pelling s now repres ents Texas 2036, a nonp a r tisa n initiative to ens ure the long -term s uccess of Texas through d a ta - d riven, long -range policy development. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT AMY JOHNSON AT AJOHNSON@COOPERINST.OR OR 214.543.6533
