President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports report
Subtitle: physical activity & sport in the lives of girls : physical & mental health dimensions from an interdisciplinary approach
By: supported by the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Contributors: Center for Mental Health Services (U.S.); University of Minnesota. Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.
Publisher: The Council; The Dept.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Physical fitness for women -- United States; Physical fitness for youth -- United States; Physical fitness for children -- United States
Other titles: Physical activity & sport in the lives of girls.
Notes: "Under the direction of the Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, University of Minnesota."

Shipping list no.: 97-0192-P.

Accompanying executive summary (Excerpted publication of pages iii-viii, xi-xvii from the full report).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-83).
Table of contents: title: Message from the Secretary of Health and Human Services; title: Message from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Executive Director; title: Letter from the Project Directors; title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: Research reports: Section I. Physiological dimensions ; Section II. Psychological dimensions ; Section III. Sociological dimensions ; Section IV. Mental health dimensions; title: Policy recommendations.