Authors: Dr Karen Villanueva, Dr Hayley Christian, Julianna Rozek, Dr Lucy Gunn, Dr Melanie Davern, Professor Billie Giles-Corti
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Schools are often centrally located within a community. The facilities and spaces they contain can provide opportunities for residence to be physically active
Examples of community facilities include:
Children and adolescents with access to existing school recreational facilities outside of regular school hours are more likely to be active
The availability and proximity of recreation facilities has been associated with greater physical activity among adults, adolescents and children
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