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0 General Session: Advocacy and Policy Change

Friday, October 5, 2012: 1:15 PM-2:35 PM
Planet Hollywood: Celebrity Ballroom 4
NASPE/Advocacy and Policy Change
Drs. Hicks and Lounsbery discuss the importance of advocacy and policy to physical education and the broader profession. Dr. Hicks stresses the importance of systematic advocacy while Dr. Lounsbery focuses on school physical activity policy. Both presenters urge the profession to "claim" advocacy and policy as academic areas of emphases.
Staking the School Physical Activity Policy Claim
Monica Lounsbery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Advocacy: A Professional Responsibility We All Share
Lisa Hicks, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN