Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play

Sedentary Time and Its Association With Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Adults

(2015) Aviroop Biswas et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

A meta-study of qualitative research examining determinants of children’s independent active free play

(2015) Homan Lee et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Hyper-parenting is negatively associated with physical activity among 7–12year olds

(2015) Ian Janssen   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

(2015) Casey Gray et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

What is the Relationship between Risky Outdoor Play and Health in Children? A Systematic Review

(2015) Mariana Brussoni et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Independent and combined associations of total sedentary time and television viewing time with food intake patterns of 9- to 11-year-old Canadian children

(2014) Michael M. Borghese et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Associations between children’s independent mobility and physical activity

(2014) Stephanie Schoeppe et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Can child injury prevention include healthy risk promotion?

(2014) Mariana Brussoni et al.   INJURY PREVENTION

The freedom to explore: examining the influence of independent mobility on weekday, weekend and after-school physical activity behaviour in children living in urban and inner-suburban neighbourhoods of varying socioeconomic status

(2014) Michelle R Stone et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

The effect of playground- and nature-based playtime interventions on physical activity and self-esteem in UK school children

(2014) Jo Barton et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

(2014) Marie Ng et al.   LANCET

Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions and Walking to School: The Role of the Built Environment

(2014) L. Rothman et al.   PEDIATRICS

Injury Risk During Different Physical Activity Behaviours in Children: A Systematic Review with Bias Assessment

(2014) Joske Nauta et al.   SPORTS MEDICINE

The Effect of Green Exercise on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Mood State in Primary School Children

(2014) Michael Duncan et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Physical Activity and the Prevention of Depression

(2013) George Mammen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Physical activity among preschoolers during indoor and outdoor childcare play periods

(2013) Leigh M. Vanderloo et al.   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Effectiveness of a Safe Routes to School Program in Preventing School-Aged Pedestrian Injury

(2013) C. DiMaggio et al.   PEDIATRICS

A Repeated Measures Experiment of Green Exercise to Improve Self-Esteem in UK School Children

(2013) Katharine Reed et al.   PLoS One

Increasing physical activity in young primary school children — it's child's play: A cluster randomised controlled trial

(2013) Lina Engelen et al.   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviours”

(2012) Sedentary Behaviour Research Networ   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Reliability and validity of a new instrument to measure tolerance of everyday risk for children

(2012) A. Hill et al.   CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

On preventing all injuries

(2012) Ivan Barry Pless   INJURY PREVENTION

Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents

(2012) Ulf Ekelund   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health

(2012) Harold W Kohl et al.   LANCET

Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy

(2012) I-Min Lee et al.   LANCET

Correlates of physical activity: why are some people physically active and others not?

(2012) Adrian E Bauman et al.   LANCET

Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects

(2012) Pedro C Hallal et al.   LANCET

Risky Play and Children’s Safety: Balancing Priorities for Optimal Child Development

(2012) Mariana Brussoni et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents

(2011) Myron F. Floyd et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

The sydney playground project: popping the bubblewrap - unleashing the power of play: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a primary school playground-based intervention aiming to increase children's physical activity and social skills

(2011) Anita C Bundy et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Association of Physical Activity With Vascular Endothelial Function and Intima-Media Thickness

(2011) Katja Pahkala et al.   CIRCULATION

Effects of Ambient Pollen Concentrations on Frequency and Severity of Asthma Symptoms Among Asthmatic Children

(2011) Curt T. DellaValle et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Some thoughts about 'acceptable' and 'non-acceptable' childhood injuries

(2011) M. Molcho et al.   INJURY PREVENTION

Counterpoint: minor injuries may not be all that minor

(2011) F. Rivara   INJURY PREVENTION

Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth

(2011) Mark S Tremblay et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Environmental Determinants of Outdoor Play in Children

(2010) Marie-Jeanne Aarts et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Patterns of GPS measured time outdoors after school and objective physical activity in English children: the PEACH project

(2010) Ashley R Cooper et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Independent mobility, perceptions of the built environment and children's participation in play, active travel and structured exercise and sport: the PEACH Project

(2010) Angie S Page et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Systematic review of the health benefits of physical activity and fitness in school-aged children and youth

(2010) Ian Janssen et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Greenspace and children's physical activity: A GPS/GIS analysis of the PEACH project

(2010) Benedict W. Wheeler et al.   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Tracking of sedentary behaviours of young people: A systematic review

(2010) Stuart J.H. Biddle et al.   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Are children and adolescents less active if parents restrict their physical activity and active transport due to perceived risk?

(2010) Alison Carver et al.   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Identifying predictors of medically-attended injuries to young children: do child or parent behavioural attributes matter?

(2009) B A Morrongiello et al.   INJURY PREVENTION

Independent mobility in relation to weekday and weekend physical activity in children aged 10–11 years: The PEACH Project

(2009) Angie S Page et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2009) David Moher et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

School Playground Surfacing and Arm Fractures in Children: A Cluster Randomized Trial Comparing Sand to Wood Chip Surfaces

(2009) Andrew W. Howard et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Playing it safe: The influence of neighbourhood safety on children's physical activity—A review

(2007) Alison Carver et al.   HEALTH & PLACE