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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2006

Impact of preschool environment upon children's physical activity and sun exposure

Boldemann, Cecilia; Blennow, Margareta; Dal, Henrik; Mårtensson, Fredrika; Raustorp, Anders; Yuen, Katarina; Wester, Ulf

Abstract

Conclusion. Spacious preschool environments with trees, shrubbery, and broken ground trigger physical activity and yield sun protection in outdoor play. As many children attend preschool, access to such environments is recommended in community architecture. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

physical activity; sun exposure; outdoor environment; preschool children; dosimetry; pedometry

Published in

Preventive Medicine
2006, Volume: 42, number: 4, pages: 301-308
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

    SLU Authors

    • Mårtensson, Fredrika

      • Department of Landscape Planning Alnarp, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    UKÄ Subject classification

    Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
    Applied Psychology
    Landscape Architecture

    Publication Identifiers

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.12.006

    Permanent link to this page (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/43276