2025 Position statement on active outdoor play.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2015, the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play was released in Canada, emphasizing the critical role of active outdoor play-with its risks-in fostering children's healthy development. Building on this foundation, a 10-year update of the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play (AOP10) was initiated to broaden its scope and impact, by encompassing all age groups and extending its reach conceptually and globally. Here we explain and present the new 2025 Position Statement.

Methods

Development of the 2025 Position Statement was informed by 18 rigorous literature reviews, a series of leadership group meetings, three rounds of draft AOP10 surveys, followed by extensive communication, translation, production, and dissemination activities.

Results

The 202

SUBMITTER: Lee EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12462132 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature