The built environment: Designing communities to promote physical activity in children

Binns, H. J., Forman, J. A., Karr, C. J., Osterhoudt, K., Paulson, J. A., & Roberts, J. R. (2009). The built environment: Designing communities to promote physical activity in children. Pediatrics, 123(6), 8. http://dx.doi.org10.1542/peds.2009-0750

Community design can promote and support children's physical activityThis article is a policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Environmental Health regarding the influence that community design has on children's opportunities to be physically active. The Committee highlights the role of neighborhood design in promoting recreational and incidental or

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Community design can promote and support children's physical activity