Through physical education and health, students learn to accept responsibility for their own well being and acquire lifelong positive physical activity and health behaviors on the health and well being of others. Students also learn leadership, communication, decision-making and goal setting skills which can help them succeed throughout life.

The benefits of improving the quality and effectiveness of physical education and health include:

• Reversing the trend of deteriorating physical fitness and health among children.
• Helping to lower the cost of health care in the United States
• Promoting a healthy generation of students to achieve their highest potential.