School Parks as a Community Health Resource
Use of Joint-Use Parks by Children before and during Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Lanza (0000-0002-5259-6745, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, corresponding author), Casey P Durand (0000-0003-4890-276X, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Melody Alcazar (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department), Sierra Ehlers (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department), Kai Zhang (0000-0002-7401-2931, University at Albany, State University of New York), Harold W Kohl (0000-0001-5426-2733, The University of Texas at Austin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 9237-9237 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18179237 |
| PMID | 34501821 |
| OpenAlex | W3196802038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
Parks are settings for physical activity that can support the physical and mental health of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. We determined the impact of the pandemic on the use of joint-use parks outside of school hours by children in Austin, TX, United States. In autumn of 2019 and autumn of 2020 (i.e., before and during the COVID-19 pandemic), we used an adapted version of the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities to observe whether children aged 1-12 participated in physical activity (i.e., sedentary, light and moderate, vigorous) at three parks located at schools serving mostly economically disadvantaged Latinx families. In 2020, we also observed whether children maintained social distance and wore face coverings. Results of negative binomial regression modeling revealed the pandemic was associated with a 46% [95% CI: 20-63%] and 62% [95% CI: 39-76%] decrease in the number of girls and boys at parks, respectively, and a 42% [95% CI: 16-59%] and 60% [95% CI: 36-75%] decrease in the number of girls and boys engaging in physical activity, respectively ( p < 0.01). In total, 60.6% of girls and 73.6% of boys were not social distancing, and 91.8% of the time no children wore masks. Interventions should be considered to safely reintroduce children to parks for health benefits during pandemics
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disadvantaged · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Mental health · Pandemic · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Recreation · Social distance · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |