SynthesisBMC public health2019
Systematic review of how Play Streets impact opportunities for active play, physical activity, neighborhoods, and communities.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Parents' experiences of family-based physical activity interventions: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Cardiovascular disease burden in children with obesity: A narrative review.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026Review
- Multi-Context Strategies and Opportunities for Increasing Levels of Physical Activity in Children and Young People: A Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Implementation characteristics that may promote sustainability of a rural physical activity initiative: examination of Play Streets through the lens of community implementers.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Planning for Play? A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of planning literature · 2024Article
- Modifying urban planning to promote child health: A scoping review of reviews.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Review
- "It's what mothers do." A qualitative exploration of mothers' experiences of supporting their daughter to be physically active.PloS one · 2024Article
- Analysis of Academic Psychological Variables, Physical Education, and Physical Activity Levels of Mexican Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Navigating Neighbourhood Opposition and Climate Change: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Play Street Pilot in Sydney, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Lessons from sustainability of Play Streets in the United States.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Use of an Elevated Avenue for Leisure-Time Physical Activity by Adults from Downtown São Paulo, Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Beyond Walking: An Assessment and Description of Streets as Potential Physical Activity Places in Low-Income Communities.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2022Article
- Participation and engagement of a rural community in Ciclovía: progressing from research intervention to community adoption.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The Effects of Play Streets on Social and Community Connectedness in Rural Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Population density predicts youth's physical activity changes during Covid-19 - Results from the MoMo study.Health & place · 2021Article
- Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross-border research and practice.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
- Built environment in programs to promote physical activity among Latino children and youth living in the United States and in Latin America.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
- "Well, You Feel More Responsible When You're Unsupervised": Exploring Family Perspectives on Children's Independent Mobility.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Psychosocial, Home, and Neighborhood Factors and Children's Physical Activity.Journal of physical activity & health · 2020Article
- Differences in Child Physical Activity Levels at Rural Play Streets Due to Activity Type and Sex.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundActive play and physical activity are important for preventing childhood obesity, building healthy bones and muscles, reducing anxiety and stress, and increasing self-esteem. Unfortunately, safe and accessible play places are often lacking in under-resourced communities. Play Streets (temporary closure of streets) are an understudied intervention that provide safe places for children, adolescents, and their families to actively play. This systematic review examines how Play Streets impact opportunities for children and adolescents to engage in safe active play and physical activity, and for communities and neighborhoods. Methods for evaluating Play Streets were also examined.
methodsA systematic literature review was conducted in Academic Search Complete, CINHAL, PsycINFO, PubMED, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Peer-reviewed intervention studies published worldwide were included if they were published in English, through December 2017 and documented free-to-access Play Streets or other temporary spaces that incorporated a designated area for children and/or adolescents to engage in active play. Systematic data extraction documented sample, implementation, and measurement characteristics and outcomes.
resultsOf 180 reviewed abstracts, 6 studies met inclusion criteria. Studies were conducted in five different countries (n = 2 in U.S.), using mostly cross-sectional study designs (n = 4). Physical activity outcomes were measured in half of the studies; one used observational and self-report measures, and two used device-based and self-report measures. In general, Play Streets provided safe places for child play, increased sense of community, and when measured, data suggest increased physical activity overall and during Play Streets.
conclusionsPlay Streets can create safe places for children to actively play, with promise of increasing physical activity and strengthening community. Given the popularity of Play Streets and the potential impact for active play, physical activity, and community level benefits, more rigorous evaluations and systematic reporting of Play Streets' evaluations are needed.
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