The 2012 AAHPERD National Convention & Exposition
Join us March 13-17 in Boston at the John B. Hynes Veterans
Memorial Convention Center to experience educationally rewarding sessions,
renew old friendships, and forge new relationships with colleagues from across
the country.
Here's a link for more information and registration
February is Heart Month
View
CDC's resources on heart health:
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HeartMonth/
Check
out some videos and animations from American Heart Association
http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/electronic.aspx?id=37703&ncid=37515
National Girls and Women in
Sports Day- February 1st
"Title IX at 40: In it for the Long Run"
"Despite the stunning advances made in
the 40 years since Title IX was enacted, high school girls still receive
1.3 million fewer participation opportunities than do boys, and evidence
suggests that the money spent on girls' sports programs lags significantly
behind the money spent on boys' programs."
Find out more about this day and how you can sponsor an event at
http://www.aahperd.org/nagws/programs/ngwsd/
Wear RED on February 3rd
More women die of cardiovascular disease than from the next four causes
of death combined, including all forms of cancer. Wear red on February 3rd and
visit http://www.goredforwomen.org/
for more information.