Children´s sun protection need not conflict with health promoting physical activity: KIDSCAPE: A study of preschool outdoor environments in Sweden and North Carolina

Margareta Söderström; Cecilia  Boldemann; Ulf Wester; Margareta Blennow; Brad Bieber; Nilda  Cosco; Henrik Dal; Robin  Moore; Fredrika Mårtensson; Peter Pagels1; Anders Raunstorp

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ABSTRACT:
Preschool children´s sun exposure was measured 2009 with UV-dosimeters at nine preschools in Malmö 55°N, in southern Sweden and at two in Raleigh 36°N, North Carolina, USA at comparable seasons. Outdoor playground environment was explored how play facilities, available space and vegetation influenced UV-exposure and also children´s physical activity measured with step-counters. In Malmö access to spacious outdoor play settings with vegetation decreased sunburn risk and increased physical activity during children´s free play in May - also during long stay outdoor. Results from Raleigh in April also indicate that vegetation is sunprotective when children play. Favourable outdoor environment may promote both sun protection and physical activity in a Nordic spring or summer climate, while for physical activity, this might not be so pronounced at a southern mid-latitude due to the role of climate and associated factors.

Original language	English
Publication date	2011
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	International Joint workshop - Ljubljana, Slovenia Duration: 18 May 2011 → 20 May 2011

Workshop

Workshop	International Joint workshop
Country/Territory	Slovenia
City	Ljubljana
Period	18/05/2011 → 20/05/2011

Keywords

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
sun-prtoection
physical acitivity, child day care,

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Söderström, M., Boldemann, C., Wester, U., Blennow, M., Bieber, B., Cosco, N., Dal, H., Moore, R., Mårtensson, F., Pagels1, P., & Raunstorp, A. (2011). Children´s sun protection need not conflict with health promoting physical activity: KIDSCAPE: A study of preschool outdoor environments in Sweden and North Carolina. Abstract from International Joint workshop, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Children´s sun protection need not conflict with health promoting physical activity : KIDSCAPE: A study of preschool outdoor environments in Sweden and North Carolina. / Söderström, Margareta; Boldemann, Cecilia ; Wester, Ulf et al.

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Söderström, M, Boldemann, C, Wester, U, Blennow, M, Bieber, B, Cosco, N, Dal, H, Moore, R, Mårtensson, F, Pagels1, P & Raunstorp, A 2011, 'Children´s sun protection need not conflict with health promoting physical activity: KIDSCAPE: A study of preschool outdoor environments in Sweden and North Carolina', International Joint workshop, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 18/05/2011 - 20/05/2011.

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Children´s sun protection need not conflict with health promoting physical activity: KIDSCAPE: A study of preschool outdoor environments in Sweden and North Carolina

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