PE Timeline

In 2004 The Child Nutrition and WIC Re-authorization Act Public Law 108–265 108th Congress that was made required that all school districts with a federally funded school meal program start addressing nutrition and physical activity. Health and Nutrition was added to the physical education curriculum.

Instead of teachers just being in the gym at all times and just teaching the students sports and movement skills, they now are also teaching lesson plans about nutrition and health.

Promotes nutrition education and physical activity at the state and local level to prevent childhood obesity, as originally proposed by Rep. Castle in H.R. 2227, the Childhood Obesity Prevention Act;
Requires local wellness policies designed and implemented at the local level, and authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide technical assistance, if requested by the school or school district, in implementing healthy school environments. The content of local wellness policies would be decided by local parents, teachers, administrators, school food service, school boards, and the public. The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act does not permit the federal government to dictate to local school districts the content of wellness policies to encourage nutrition and physical activity;
Continues current policy encouraging all children to consume cow’s milk, yet give schools the option to offer a nutritionally equivalent non-dairy substitute to children who cannot drink cow’s milk for medical or other special dietary reasons;
Authorizes the continuation and expansion of the Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program, which provides free fresh and dried fruits and fresh vegetables, to 8 states and 3 Indian reservations;
Ensures food safety by maintaining and strengthening quality and safety standards and improving meal quality; and
Strengthens partnerships between local farms, school gardens, and child nutrition programs to ensure fresh, local produce can go from the farms to schools, an initiative proposed by Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ron Kind (D-WI).

The federal government invests more than $16 billion annually in child nutrition programs under the Child Nutrition Act, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and related programs. On June 30, 2004, President Bush signed the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act into law to strengthen these programs and improve their effectiveness for America ’s most vulnerable children.

AKA was created through a joint plan initiated by the Human Kinetics Foundation and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. The inaugural meeting was held in Orlando, Florida, on February 8-9, 2007. The fifteen academicians who were invited to the meeting agreed to become the official Board of Directors for AKA for a term expiring December 31, 2009"

For the majority of professional associations, a core purpose is to influence public policy. Some obvious examples indicate the importance of public policy. Examples include: (1) required school physical education (PE) programs, along with requirements for certified teachers; (2) requirements and protections for athletic trainers; and (3) emergent initiatives aimed at credentials and state protections for other Kinesiology specialists