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National Environmental Education Foundation Children & Nature Knowledge to live by Being active in nature makes kids healthier. Exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28% in children. Children living within a 1/2 mile of a park are more likely to have higher levels of physical activity. There are more than 20,000 parks and 11,000 playgrounds-totaling over 1.5 million acres-in cities across the U.S. Even a 20-minute walk in Children living within 2/3 mile of a park with a playground can be 5 times more likely to have a healthy weight. nature can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) concentrate better. AAP recommends children be physically active for at least 60 minutes throughout a day and limit time with electronic media to 2 hours per day. Time spent outdoors is predictive of higher levels of physical activity in children. Children have lost 25% of playtime and 50% of unstructured outdoor activity over recent decades. Kids spend more than 7 hours a day with various electronic media. Parents, friends and family are the most influential to youth participation in outdoor activities. Outdoor exercise improves mental & physical well-being more so than indoor activity. More than 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Minority and low-income children are disproportionately affected. Children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be overweight by 27-41%. 3,600 youth are diagnosed each year with type-2 diabetes for which obesity is a major risk factor. Nature Deficit Disorder was coined by author Richard Louv in 2005 to describe how children are spending less time outdoors and its impacts. 7 million children in the U.S. have asthma and overweight children are at higher risk. Sources: - American Academy of Pediatrics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cleland V, et al. Int J Obesity 2008; 32:1685-93. -Cohen DA. Pediatrics 2006; 118, 1381-1389. -J. Thompson Coon, et al. Environ. Sd. Technol. 2011; 45 (s). 1761-1772. - Juster FT et al. Changing Times of American Youth: 1981-2003. Univ. of Michigan, 2004. - Louv, Richard. (2005). Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. - McCurdy LE et al. Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care 2010; 40(5):101-118. - Ogden CL et al. J. of the American Med. Assoc. 2010; 303 (3)242-249. - Rideout VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report, 2010. Schachter LM et al. Thorax 2001; 56:4-8. - Taylor AF, Kuo FE. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12:402. - The Outdoor Foundation. Special Report on Youth, 2010. - The Trust for Public Land - Wells NM & Evans GW. Environ. and Behavior 2003; 35:311-330. Find out more: www.neefusa.org/health National Environmental Education Foundation Children & Nature Knowledge to live by Being active in nature makes kids healthier. Exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28% in children. Children living within a 1/2 mile of a park are more likely to have higher levels of physical activity. There are more than 20,000 parks and 11,000 playgrounds-totaling over 1.5 million acres-in cities across the U.S. Even a 20-minute walk in Children living within 2/3 mile of a park with a playground can be 5 times more likely to have a healthy weight. nature can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) concentrate better. AAP recommends children be physically active for at least 60 minutes throughout a day and limit time with electronic media to 2 hours per day. Time spent outdoors is predictive of higher levels of physical activity in children. Children have lost 25% of playtime and 50% of unstructured outdoor activity over recent decades. Kids spend more than 7 hours a day with various electronic media. Parents, friends and family are the most influential to youth participation in outdoor activities. Outdoor exercise improves mental & physical well-being more so than indoor activity. More than 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Minority and low-income children are disproportionately affected. Children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be overweight by 27-41%. 3,600 youth are diagnosed each year with type-2 diabetes for which obesity is a major risk factor. Nature Deficit Disorder was coined by author Richard Louv in 2005 to describe how children are spending less time outdoors and its impacts. 7 million children in the U.S. have asthma and overweight children are at higher risk. Sources: - American Academy of Pediatrics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cleland V, et al. Int J Obesity 2008; 32:1685-93. -Cohen DA. Pediatrics 2006; 118, 1381-1389. -J. Thompson Coon, et al. Environ. Sd. Technol. 2011; 45 (s). 1761-1772. - Juster FT et al. Changing Times of American Youth: 1981-2003. Univ. of Michigan, 2004. - Louv, Richard. (2005). Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. - McCurdy LE et al. Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care 2010; 40(5):101-118. - Ogden CL et al. J. of the American Med. Assoc. 2010; 303 (3)242-249. - Rideout VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report, 2010. Schachter LM et al. Thorax 2001; 56:4-8. - Taylor AF, Kuo FE. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12:402. - The Outdoor Foundation. Special Report on Youth, 2010. - The Trust for Public Land - Wells NM & Evans GW. Environ. and Behavior 2003; 35:311-330. Find out more: www.neefusa.org/health National Environmental Education Foundation Children & Nature Knowledge to live by Being active in nature makes kids healthier. Exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28% in children. Children living within a 1/2 mile of a park are more likely to have higher levels of physical activity. There are more than 20,000 parks and 11,000 playgrounds-totaling over 1.5 million acres-in cities across the U.S. Even a 20-minute walk in Children living within 2/3 mile of a park with a playground can be 5 times more likely to have a healthy weight. nature can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) concentrate better. AAP recommends children be physically active for at least 60 minutes throughout a day and limit time with electronic media to 2 hours per day. Time spent outdoors is predictive of higher levels of physical activity in children. Children have lost 25% of playtime and 50% of unstructured outdoor activity over recent decades. Kids spend more than 7 hours a day with various electronic media. Parents, friends and family are the most influential to youth participation in outdoor activities. Outdoor exercise improves mental & physical well-being more so than indoor activity. More than 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Minority and low-income children are disproportionately affected. Children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be overweight by 27-41%. 3,600 youth are diagnosed each year with type-2 diabetes for which obesity is a major risk factor. Nature Deficit Disorder was coined by author Richard Louv in 2005 to describe how children are spending less time outdoors and its impacts. 7 million children in the U.S. have asthma and overweight children are at higher risk. Sources: - American Academy of Pediatrics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cleland V, et al. Int J Obesity 2008; 32:1685-93. -Cohen DA. Pediatrics 2006; 118, 1381-1389. -J. Thompson Coon, et al. Environ. Sd. Technol. 2011; 45 (s). 1761-1772. - Juster FT et al. Changing Times of American Youth: 1981-2003. Univ. of Michigan, 2004. - Louv, Richard. (2005). Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. - McCurdy LE et al. Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care 2010; 40(5):101-118. - Ogden CL et al. J. of the American Med. Assoc. 2010; 303 (3)242-249. - Rideout VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report, 2010. Schachter LM et al. Thorax 2001; 56:4-8. - Taylor AF, Kuo FE. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12:402. - The Outdoor Foundation. Special Report on Youth, 2010. - The Trust for Public Land - Wells NM & Evans GW. Environ. and Behavior 2003; 35:311-330. Find out more: www.neefusa.org/health National Environmental Education Foundation Children & Nature Knowledge to live by Being active in nature makes kids healthier. Exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28% in children. Children living within a 1/2 mile of a park are more likely to have higher levels of physical activity. There are more than 20,000 parks and 11,000 playgrounds-totaling over 1.5 million acres-in cities across the U.S. Even a 20-minute walk in Children living within 2/3 mile of a park with a playground can be 5 times more likely to have a healthy weight. nature can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) concentrate better. AAP recommends children be physically active for at least 60 minutes throughout a day and limit time with electronic media to 2 hours per day. Time spent outdoors is predictive of higher levels of physical activity in children. Children have lost 25% of playtime and 50% of unstructured outdoor activity over recent decades. Kids spend more than 7 hours a day with various electronic media. Parents, friends and family are the most influential to youth participation in outdoor activities. Outdoor exercise improves mental & physical well-being more so than indoor activity. More than 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Minority and low-income children are disproportionately affected. Children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be overweight by 27-41%. 3,600 youth are diagnosed each year with type-2 diabetes for which obesity is a major risk factor. Nature Deficit Disorder was coined by author Richard Louv in 2005 to describe how children are spending less time outdoors and its impacts. 7 million children in the U.S. have asthma and overweight children are at higher risk. Sources: - American Academy of Pediatrics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cleland V, et al. Int J Obesity 2008; 32:1685-93. -Cohen DA. Pediatrics 2006; 118, 1381-1389. -J. Thompson Coon, et al. Environ. Sd. Technol. 2011; 45 (s). 1761-1772. - Juster FT et al. Changing Times of American Youth: 1981-2003. Univ. of Michigan, 2004. - Louv, Richard. (2005). Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. - McCurdy LE et al. Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care 2010; 40(5):101-118. - Ogden CL et al. J. of the American Med. Assoc. 2010; 303 (3)242-249. - Rideout VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report, 2010. Schachter LM et al. Thorax 2001; 56:4-8. - Taylor AF, Kuo FE. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12:402. - The Outdoor Foundation. Special Report on Youth, 2010. - The Trust for Public Land - Wells NM & Evans GW. Environ. and Behavior 2003; 35:311-330. Find out more: www.neefusa.org/health National Environmental Education Foundation Children & Nature Knowledge to live by Being active in nature makes kids healthier. Exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28% in children. Children living within a 1/2 mile of a park are more likely to have higher levels of physical activity. There are more than 20,000 parks and 11,000 playgrounds-totaling over 1.5 million acres-in cities across the U.S. Even a 20-minute walk in Children living within 2/3 mile of a park with a playground can be 5 times more likely to have a healthy weight. nature can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) concentrate better. AAP recommends children be physically active for at least 60 minutes throughout a day and limit time with electronic media to 2 hours per day. Time spent outdoors is predictive of higher levels of physical activity in children. Children have lost 25% of playtime and 50% of unstructured outdoor activity over recent decades. Kids spend more than 7 hours a day with various electronic media. Parents, friends and family are the most influential to youth participation in outdoor activities. Outdoor exercise improves mental & physical well-being more so than indoor activity. More than 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Minority and low-income children are disproportionately affected. Children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be overweight by 27-41%. 3,600 youth are diagnosed each year with type-2 diabetes for which obesity is a major risk factor. Nature Deficit Disorder was coined by author Richard Louv in 2005 to describe how children are spending less time outdoors and its impacts. 7 million children in the U.S. have asthma and overweight children are at higher risk. Sources: - American Academy of Pediatrics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cleland V, et al. Int J Obesity 2008; 32:1685-93. -Cohen DA. Pediatrics 2006; 118, 1381-1389. -J. Thompson Coon, et al. Environ. Sd. Technol. 2011; 45 (s). 1761-1772. - Juster FT et al. Changing Times of American Youth: 1981-2003. Univ. of Michigan, 2004. - Louv, Richard. (2005). Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. - McCurdy LE et al. Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care 2010; 40(5):101-118. - Ogden CL et al. J. of the American Med. Assoc. 2010; 303 (3)242-249. - Rideout VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report, 2010. Schachter LM et al. Thorax 2001; 56:4-8. - Taylor AF, Kuo FE. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12:402. - The Outdoor Foundation. Special Report on Youth, 2010. - The Trust for Public Land - Wells NM & Evans GW. Environ. and Behavior 2003; 35:311-330. Find out more: www.neefusa.org/health National Environmental Education Foundation Children & Nature Knowledge to live by Being active in nature makes kids healthier. Exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28% in children. Children living within a 1/2 mile of a park are more likely to have higher levels of physical activity. There are more than 20,000 parks and 11,000 playgrounds-totaling over 1.5 million acres-in cities across the U.S. Even a 20-minute walk in Children living within 2/3 mile of a park with a playground can be 5 times more likely to have a healthy weight. nature can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) concentrate better. AAP recommends children be physically active for at least 60 minutes throughout a day and limit time with electronic media to 2 hours per day. Time spent outdoors is predictive of higher levels of physical activity in children. Children have lost 25% of playtime and 50% of unstructured outdoor activity over recent decades. Kids spend more than 7 hours a day with various electronic media. Parents, friends and family are the most influential to youth participation in outdoor activities. Outdoor exercise improves mental & physical well-being more so than indoor activity. More than 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Minority and low-income children are disproportionately affected. Children who spend more time outdoors are less likely to be overweight by 27-41%. 3,600 youth are diagnosed each year with type-2 diabetes for which obesity is a major risk factor. Nature Deficit Disorder was coined by author Richard Louv in 2005 to describe how children are spending less time outdoors and its impacts. 7 million children in the U.S. have asthma and overweight children are at higher risk. Sources: - American Academy of Pediatrics - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cleland V, et al. Int J Obesity 2008; 32:1685-93. -Cohen DA. Pediatrics 2006; 118, 1381-1389. -J. Thompson Coon, et al. Environ. Sd. Technol. 2011; 45 (s). 1761-1772. - Juster FT et al. Changing Times of American Youth: 1981-2003. Univ. of Michigan, 2004. - Louv, Richard. (2005). Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. - McCurdy LE et al. Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care 2010; 40(5):101-118. - Ogden CL et al. J. of the American Med. Assoc. 2010; 303 (3)242-249. - Rideout VJ et al. Kaiser Family Foundation Report, 2010. Schachter LM et al. Thorax 2001; 56:4-8. - Taylor AF, Kuo FE. J. Atten. Disord. 2009; 12:402. - The Outdoor Foundation. Special Report on Youth, 2010. - The Trust for Public Land - Wells NM & Evans GW. Environ. and Behavior 2003; 35:311-330. Find out more: www.neefusa.org/health

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