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Prescribing Outdoor Play: Outdoors Rx
Aisha K James1, Pam Hess2, Meghan E Perkins1
11 Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
Clinical Pediatrics
|November 12, 2016
Summary
The Outdoors Rx program successfully implemented exercise prescriptions and outdoor activities for children in urban community health centers. Pediatricians and families found the program valuable for increasing physical activity and counseling.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health
- Public Health Interventions
- Exercise Science
Background:
- Exercise prescriptions are proven effective in adults but understudied in children.
- Lack of resources is a significant barrier to physical activity counseling for children.
- The Outdoors Rx program addresses this gap by combining exercise prescriptions with guided outdoor activities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the design and implementation of the Outdoors Rx program.
- To evaluate pediatrician feedback on the program's utility, barriers, and improvements.
- To assess the feasibility of pediatric physical activity prescription programs in underserved communities.
Main Methods:
- Outdoors Rx was implemented in two community health centers serving diverse, low-income, urban families.
- Pediatrician feedback was collected regarding program utility, barriers, and suggestions.
- The study focused on the feasibility and reception of the program.
Main Results:
- The Outdoors Rx program demonstrated feasibility in community health centers for underserved populations.
- Pediatricians reported positive reception and utility of the program.
- Families also received the program well, indicating its usefulness.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric physical activity prescription programs can be successfully implemented in community health centers.
- The Outdoors Rx model is a well-received and useful tool for enhancing physical activity counseling.
- This approach can help overcome barriers to physical activity in urban, low-income families.
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