'Active play may be lots of fun, but it's certainly not frivolous': The emergence of active play as a health practice in Canadian public health

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1188-1204

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active play; Children; Critical public health; Discourse analysis; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEISURE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PLEASURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PLEASURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84914162164     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12158     Document Type: Article

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