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Physical environments, policies and practices for physical activity and screen-based sedentary behaviour among preschoolers within child care centres in Melbourne, Australia and Kingston, Canada

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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Trina Hinkley, V Carson, Kylie HeskethKylie Hesketh
Characteristics of preschool and child care centres have previously been shown to be associated with children's health behaviours such as physical activity and screen-based sedentary behaviour. This paper investigates differences in physical environments, policies and practices between child care centres in Melbourne, Australia and Kingston, Canada which may be associated with such behaviours.

History

Journal

Child: care, health and development

Volume

41

Issue

1

Pagination

132 - 138

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

Location

Chichester, England

ISSN

0305-1862

eISSN

1365-2214

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

Chichester, England