182 Mentoring for Physical Activity & Nutrition for Youth with Disabilities

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: 10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Convention Center: 206-207
AAPAR/Adapted Physical Activity Council
Speaker: Robert W. Arnhold Jr., Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Panelists: Rebecca K. Lytle1; Joonkoo Yun2; Tim Davis3; Garth Tymeson4; Sue Combs5; J.P. Barfield6; Jayne D. Greenberg7; Elizabeth Kemeny8; and Robert W. Arnhold Jr.8, (1)California State University - Chico, Chico, CA, (2)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, (3)Cortland College, Homer, NY, (4)University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, (5)University of North Carolina - Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, (6)Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, (7)Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Fort Lauderdale, FL, (8)Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Attend this panel discussion of nine national sites implementing the "I Can Do It, You Can Do It" program of mentoring for improving physical activity and nutritional habits of children and youth with disabilities. We discuss this national Expansion and Evaluation Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, including research outcomes provided via an evaluative logic model.