The Public Health of Youth and High School Athletics

Authors

Michael Haines, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Files

Description

The Problem

• The number of participants in high school sports has increased since 1989 (National Federation of State HS Association).
• From 2000-2010 7% of public schools cut athletic programs while less than 1% added them (Sharp Center Univ. Michigan).
• Some estimates predict 27% of public high schools will not offer varsity athletics by 2020 (Sharp Center Univ. Michigan).
• School’s are dropping athletic programs (as well as music and theater programs) due to budget cuts.
• Alternative approaches schools are taking include “pay to play” which increases the financial burden on students and families.
• In 2011, 3 out of 4 school districts in PA planned to decrease the number of extracurricular activities to deal with increasing budget cuts (Hardy).
• Despite increased participation, high school sports programs are threatened by budget cuts.

Publication Date

11-10-2015

Keywords

The Public Health of Youth and High School Athletics, CWIC, Thomas Jefferson University

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health

Recommended Citation

Haines, Michael, "The Public Health of Youth and High School Athletics" (2015). CwiC Posters. 4.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cwicposters/4