Come Alive Outside: Findings from a Community-Based Physical Activity Passport Program
Martin, Anita R
Martin, Anita R
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Purpose: Present findings from the Come Alive Outside physical activity passport program. Methods: Passports were distributed to children pre-kindergarten to 6th grade (N=196) in Rutland County, VT in Summer 2018, Winter 2018-2019, and Summer 2019. Descriptive statistics of activities from returned passports were calculated. Results: An average of 9.65 activities across the 3 seasons were completed with the highest average (14.05) in Summer 2019. Visiting local parks and outdoor exploration activities were the most popular. Conclusions: Results from this community-based program suggest offering incentives to stay active outdoors may be an effective way to increase physical activity participation among children.
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2022-01-01