King County Play Equity Coalition
King County Play Equity Coalition is a network of organizations dedicated to challenging and changing systems to shift power and center physical activity as a key part of health and youth development.
In “Nature Contact as a Means to Health and Physical Activity,” we explored the benefits of nature contact and barriers that King County youth face in discovering their nearby parks, trails, mountains, and bodies of water. This post will look into the importance of the built environment in promoting outdoor play and what regional organizations are doing…Continue reading How to Enhance Access to Parks, Nature, and Outdoor Recreation
Spending time outside is good for everyone. State of Play: Seattle-King County examined youth physical activity across many sectors, including organized sport, outdoor recreation, as well as free play at parks. This allowed us to understand the ways that physical activity overlaps with nature contact, and the role that park access plays in both of these critical…Continue reading Nature Contact as a Means to Health and Physical Activity
For many youth, school provides an equitable access point for regular physical activity (PA), especially as economic and other concerns prevent parents from being able to enroll their children in private physical activity programs. Research supports the large influence schools have on promoting and improving youth PA, namely due to the significant amount of time…Continue reading The Pivotal but Difficult Role of Schools in Youth Physical Activity
State of Play: Seattle-King County revealed that screen usage is only one factor contributing to low rates of physical activity in King County youth. Lack of adequate infrastructure alongside culturally and economically exclusive programming form the backbone of barriers to participation. Even so, data from our survey of over 1,000 King County youth showed strong relationships…Continue reading Can Screens and Physical Activity Co-Exist?
AN ANALYSIS OF YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION IN KING COUNTY State of Play: Seattle-King County is a comprehensive, descriptive landscape analysis of regional trends, patterns, barriers and opportunities related to youth participation in sport, physical activity, and outdoor recreation. Guided by a national framework created by the Aspen Institute, State of Play:…Continue reading STATE OF PLAY REPORT: SEATTLE-KING COUNTY