SHAPE America


The Society of Health and Physical Educators, known as SHAPE America, is an American organization that provides support to professionals in health, physical education, recreation and dance.
SHAPE America has six previous names, most recently the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and previously the Association for Health, Physical Education and recreation.

Related and/or sister organizations

The alliance at the September 2009 Board of Governor's meeting voted to move forward on motions for the exit of the American Association for Health Education and the restructuring of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport.

National standards

Associations allied with SHAPE America have developed the following national standards.
SHAPE America has the following districts:
Each state has a separate association.
#StateName of association Website
1AlabamaAlabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
2AlaskaAlaska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
3ArizonaArizona Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
4ArkansasArkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
5CaliforniaCalifornia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
6ColoradoColorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
7ConnecticutConnecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
8DelawareDelaware Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
9FloridaFlorida Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport
10GeorgiaGeorgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
11HawaiiHawaii Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
12IdahoIdaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
13IllinoisIllinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
14IndianaIndiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
15IowaIowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance
16KansasKansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
17KentuckyKentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
18LouisianaLouisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
19MaineMaine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
20MarylandMaryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
21MassachusettsMassachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
22MichiganMichigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
23MinnesotaMinnesota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
24MississippiMississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
25MissouriMissouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
26MontanaMontana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
27NebraskaNebraska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
28NevadaNevada Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
29New HampshireNew Hampshire Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
30New JerseyNew Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
31New MexicoNew Mexico Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
32New YorkNew York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
33North CarolinaNorth Carolina Association for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
34North DakotaNorth Dakota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
35OhioOhio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
36OklahomaOklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
37OregonOregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
38PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
39Rhode IslandRhode Island Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
40South CarolinaSouth Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
41South DakotaSouth Dakota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
42TennesseeTennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
43TexasTexas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
44UtahUtah Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
45VermontVermont Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
46VirginiaVirginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
47WashingtonWashington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
48West VirginiaWest Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
49WisconsinWisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
50WyomingWyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

National convention

Let's Move in School
The goal of Let's Move in School is to ensure that every school provides a comprehensive school physical activity program with quality physical education. Let's Move in School is urging physical educators, parents, school administrators and policymakers to get involved in bringing quality physical education and physical activity to schools through a comprehensive school physical activity program.
In 2012 and again in 2016, SHAPE America published the SHAPE OF THE NATION Report : Status of Physical Education in the USA."