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The mission of the National AfterSchool Association is to foster development, provide education, and encourage advocacy for the out-of-school-time community.

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Tuesday, 04 August 2015 00:00

Eating Healthier and Moving More in OST

Out-of-school time (OST) programs serve more than 10 million young people per year, which provides a significant opportunity to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Until fairly recently, however, the field has lacked a comprehensive set of operationalizable standards for healthy eating and physical activity (Childhood Obesity 2012).

Published in Professional Development