Power Up For 30 - Georgia’s Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP): 1916 Board #261 May 28, 3

Georgia Shape is a statewide, multi-agency childhood obesity initiative originating from a 2009 policy, the Student Health and Physical Education (S.H.A.P.E.) Act, requiring students to undergo an annual fitness assessment. Shape’s physical activity (PA) initiative, Power Up for 30 (PU30), integrates 30 minutes of PA into each school day; aligns with CDC’s Comprehensive School PA Program (CSPAP); and provides schools with baseline data, training, resources, technical support, individualized action plans, and statewide recognition. PURPOSE: To evaluate the first year impact of PU30 programming on student fitness and school-based PA. METHODS: PU30 programming began in August 2013 among 39 K-5 schools from five Georgia school districts. The pilot study assessed health knowledge, classroom PA time, moderate vigorous PA during physical education, before-school PA programs, aerobic capacity (Progressive Aerobic Capacity Endurance Run - PACER) and body mass index (BMI) from FITNESSGRAM® both before and after the intervention. Schools examined personal school survey data and learned about effective PA resources to increase PA before, during, and after school for students, school staff, and families. A school administrator, physical education teacher, and classroom teacher participated in training and led implementation of the program. RESULTS: The number of daily steps taken each day at school increased from baseline to post-test by 7.5%. The mean number of PACER laps completed at baseline was 21.3 laps. An average of 24.0 laps was completed by all students for the post-test, a 12.7% increase in number of PACER laps completed. For the baseline test, 52.0% of students achieved the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) for the PACER test. The percentage of student achieving the HFZ increased to 61.7% for the post-test. BMI percentiles from pre to post decreased for 57.2% of students, increased for 39.5% and stayed the same for 3.3%. CONCLUSION: These pilot data support interventions that improve school health through comprehensive technical assistance addressing complex, multi-factorial components of promoting school wellness.