Awards & Honors |
When you provide a true, programmatic approach to environmental change and prove it works and lasts, opportunities, recognition and honors follow.
Below is a brief sample of the awards that The SPARK Programs have received over the years:
- SPARK was cited in the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report as a “School-based solution to our nation’s health care crisis.”
- SPARK has been validated by the U.S. Department of Education and earned “Exemplary Program” status.
- SPARK has received the “Governor’s Commendation” award for improving the health of California’s youth.
- SPARK earned “Gold” rankings from a Cooper Institute funded study examining effective U.S. activity and health interventions. SPARK was the ONLY program to achieve the highest level for K-8 physical education.
- SPARK was identified by the HSC Foundation as a successful model for combating childhood obesity in their report Fighting Obesity: What Works, What’s Promising.
- SPARK was identified by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as a national model for programs designed to increase physical activity and combat childhood obesity in their report School-Based Physical Education: An Action Guide.
- SPARK was chosen as a "Selected School-Based Intervention" in the report Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance by the National Academy of Sciences.
- A Child Trends report titled What Works for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity Among Children highlights SPARK as a program that has proven to increase physical activity among students.
- SPARK was cited as a model program in the report Fostering Physical Activity for Children and Youth: Opportunities for a Lifetime of Health, released by the Convergence Partnership, highlighting promising organizational practices and public policies that create environments encouraging youth to be physically active.
- SPARK was identified by the National Cancer Institute as a “School-based physical education intervention” recommended by the Guide to Community Preventive Services.
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The training I received was phenomenal! You can be confident in the curriculum that is presented because it is research and standards based, and tested by physical educators in the field. No matter...
