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School Design To Promote Physical Activity, Jeri Brittin
School Design To Promote Physical Activity, Jeri Brittin
Theses & Dissertations
Increasing children’s physical activity (PA) at school is a national focus to address childhood obesity. Research has demonstrated associations between school built environments and students’ PA, but has lacked a comprehensive synthesis of evidence. Chapter 1 presents new evidence-, theory-, and practice-informed school design guidelines, including evidence substantiality ratings, to promote PA in school communities. These guidelines delineate strategies for school designers, planners, and educators to create K-12 school environments conducive to PA. They also engage public health scientists in needed transdisciplinary perspectives.
There have been few longitudinal studies to verify causal relationships between the school built environment and PA. …