Providing Safe Play Spaces Helps Inner-City Kids Be More Active
Giving inner-city children a safe place to play could dramatically increase their level of physical activity and even cut down on the time they spend watching television and playing video games. Researchers opened a schoolyard and provided attendants to ensure children's safety. Over the next two years researchers observed the number and physical activity levels of children in the schoolyard and surrounding neighborhood and a comparison neighborhood.
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