The (pre) school environment is an important setting to improve children's health. Especially,
the (pre) school playground provides a major opportunity to intervene. This review presents …

Objectives Declines in children's outdoor play have been documented globally, which are
partly due to heightened restrictions around children's independent mobility. Literature on …

Schoolyards are recognized as important settings for physical activity interventions during
recess. However, varying results have been reported. This pilot study was conducted to gain …

Background: Few studies have delved into the relationship of the social environment with
children's physical activity and outdoor play in public playgrounds by considering gender …

BACKGROUND: Parks are valuable community resources, and auditing park environments
is important for understanding their influence on physical activity and health. However, few …

All people need to engage in routine physical activity and children require it daily.
Playgrounds are settings designed for children to be physically active, yet there has been …

Background Though park presence and access disparities are well studied for their
associations with physical activity (PA), disparities in the availability and quality of amenities …

Background Parks are important resources for physical activity (PA), yet few studies have
examined how perceptions of park characteristics relate to PA and health. Purpose This …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Three-fourths of US preschool-age children are in child
care centers. Children are primarily sedentary in these settings, and are not meeting …

Children from low-income families are increasingly growing up in urban areas with limited
access to nature. In these environments, strategies that promote access to natural outdoor …