Dunkelberg H, Schröder J, Schemel H-J
Abt. Allgemeine Hygiene und Umweltmedizin der Universität Göttingen.
Sportpädagogische Abteilung des Instituts für Sportwissenschaften der Universität Göttingen.
Gesundheitswesen. 2015 Sep;77 Suppl 1:S114-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1338001. Epub 2013 Aug 22.
We promoted children's physical activity through a municipal and behaviour-modifying approach in districts with deprived backgrounds. Using regular lessons, movement activities were performed with 316 pupils in their district once a month for 2 years. Meetings of involved parents, teachers and municipal representatives were held every 2 months to improve playgrounds and areas suitable for children's leisure activities. Questionnaires showed children's well-being to be correlated with physical outdoor activity, social contact with friends, regular dinners on school days and lower TV consumption.