Playing for health? Revisiting health promotion to examine the emerging public health position on children's play

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-164

  Alexander, Stephanie A ^a   Frohlich, Katherine L ^a   Fusco, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

child health; critical perspectives; health promotion discourse; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH PROMOTION DISCOURSE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION;

CHILD HEALTH; CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; HEALTH PROMOTION DISCOURSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84894238709     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/das042     Document Type: Article

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