Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mark S. Tremblay²  Casey Gray²  Shawna Babcock¹²  Joel Barnes²  Christa Costas Bradstreet⁵  Dawn Carr¹³  Guylaine Chabot³  Louise Choquette¹⁵  David Chorney¹⁴  Cam Collyer⁴  Susan Herrington¹  Katherine Janson⁵  Ian Janssen^2,7  Richard Larouche²  William Pickett^2,11  Marlene Power^2,6  Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter^2,10  Brenda Simon^2,8  Mariana Brussoni^2,9 

[1] School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia, 379-2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, B6T 1Z4, Canada; E-Mail:;Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada; E-Mails:;Evaluation Platform on Obesity Prevention, Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada; E-Mail:;Evergreen, 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3X8, Canada; E-Mail:;ParticipACTION, 77 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1M2, Canada; E-Mails:;Forest School Canada, Child and Nature Alliance of Canada, 411 Corkstown Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 2Y1, Canada; E-Mail:;Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, 99 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2P5, Canada; E-Mail:;PLAYbynature, 226 Albany Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3C6, Canada; E-Mail:;British Columbia Injury Research & Prevention Unit, Department of Pediatrics, School of Population & Public Health, Child & Family Research Institute, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, , F511-4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada; E-Mail:;Department of Physical Education and Health, College of Early Childhood Education, Queen Maud University, Thrond Nergaardsvei 7, NO-7044 Trondheim, Norway; E-Mail:;Department of Public Health Sciences, Carruthers Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2P5, Canada; E-Mail:;KidActive, 559A, Burtron Lane, Combermere, Ontario, K0J 1L0, Canada; E-Mail:;Canadian Parks Council, 455 Hunter Street West, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 2M7, Canada; E-Mail:;PHE Canada, 301-2197 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7X3, Canada; E-Mail:;Best Start Resource Centre—Health Nexus, 180 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z8, Canada; E-Mail:

关键词: physical activity;    health promotion;    risk taking;    safety;    injury;    playground;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph120606475

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

A diverse, cross-sectorial group of partners, stakeholders and researchers, collaborated to develop an evidence-informed Position Statement on active outdoor play for children aged 3–12 years. The Position Statement was created in response to practitioner, academic, legal, insurance and public debate, dialogue and disagreement on the relative benefits and harms of active (including risky) outdoor play. The Position Statement development process was informed by two systematic reviews, a critical appraisal of the current literature and existing position statements, engagement of research experts (N = 9) and cross-sectorial individuals/organizations (N = 17), and an extensive stakeholder consultation process (N = 1908). More than 95% of the stakeholders consulted strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with the Position Statement; 14/17 participating individuals/organizations endorsed it; and over 1000 additional individuals and organizations requested their name be listed as a supporter. The final Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play states: “Access to active play in nature and outdoors—with its risks— is essential for healthy child development. We recommend increasing children’s opportunities for self-directed play outdoors in all settings—at home, at school, in child care, the community and nature.” The full Position Statement provides context for the statement, evidence supporting it, and a series of recommendations to increase active outdoor play opportunities to promote healthy child development.

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