The Effects of Play Streets on Social and Community Connectedness in Rural Communities

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Reports the results of a study examining the impacts of the Play Streets program that seeks to increase physical activity among children in rural communities located in North Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Texas. Shares information from focus groups and interviews to further understand the added social and community benefits from the program.

M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Tyler Prochnow, Andrew C. Pickett, et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 9976

09/2021

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Children and youth · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maryland · North Carolina · Oklahoma · Texas