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This review focuses on falls from playground equipment, identified as leading causes of nonfatal unintentional injuries. The paper emphasizes the role of school health educators in building safe outdoor play environments and reports an Iowa project showing that appropriate surfacing materials and staff training can reduce playground injuries. 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Hudson, and Donna Thompson  \nABSTRACT  \nPreventing injuries to children, especially debilitating and life threatening, requires an awareness of where these types of injuries occur during the school days. This review examines falls from playground equipment, events that have been identified as the leading causes of nonfatal unintentional injuries for children. Thus, the issue of playground safety is a topic of concern for health educators. School health educators play an essential role in developing safe and healthy outdoor play environments for children. This paper highlights the importance of injury prevention awareness and outlines different strategies that health educators can take for preventing playground injuries. In addition, this paper examines a project that was conducted in the state of Iowa in relation to what effects playground surfacing materials and staff training may have on injury prevention on school playgrounds. The results of the project concluded that with the addition of proper surfacing material and staff training, playground injuries could be reduced. Health educators need to investigate the types of playground injuries in current programs and develop a strategy to keep children healthy and active.  \nOlsen H, Hudson SD, Thompson D. Strategies for playground injury prevention: An overview of a playground project. Am J Health Educ. 2010;41(3):187-192. This paper was submitted to the Journal on September 24, 2009, revised and accepted for publication on December 20, 2009.  \nintroDuCtion  \nChildhood obesity is a key topic of discussion for health organizations and school health officials.1-3 As the nation faces the plight of children who are overweight, fighting diabetes and struggling with cardiovascular disease, front line child health professionals and other health educators need to provide a variety of avenues forchildren to develop healthy minds and bodies. Research studies have shown that the use of playgrounds is a fundamental part of school days in which they enhance children’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual skills.4 A position paper from the National Association for the Sport and Physical Education states:  \nRecess provides children with discretionary time and opportunities to engage in physical activity that helps to develop healthy bodies and enjoyment of movement. It also allows elementary children to practice life skills such as conflict resolution, cooperation, respect for rules, taking turns, sharing, using language to communicate and problem solving in situations that are real. Furthermore, it may facilitate improved attention and focus on learning in the academic program.5(p1)  \nPlaygrounds are the ideal place forchildren to engage in motor, cognitive and social skill development during school hours. Unfortunately, playground injuries  \nremain a major source of unintentional injuries for children under the age of 14  \nHeather Olsen is an assistant professor in the School of HPELS, University of Northern Iowa, HPC 103 E, Cedar Falls, IA 50614; E-mail: [heather.olsen@uni.edu. Susan D. Hudson](heather.olsen@uni.edu. Susan D. Hudson) is a professor in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, University of Northern Iowa, Human Performance Center 103 E, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614. Donna Thompson is a professor in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Human Performance Center 103 E, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614.  \nHeather Olsen, Susan D. Hudson, and Donna Thompson  \nin the United States.6 In fact, 205,860 preschool and elementary children each year receive emergency medical treatment for playground-related injuries. About 76% involve injuries that happen on public equipment.6 The Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention study r","cbCaibotIz6frLEl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibotIz6frLEl","pdf",115035,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Review of the literature","[{\"question\":\"Why is playground injury prevention important for children?\",\"answer\":\"Playground injuries can be debilitating or life threatening, and they remain a major source of unintentional injuries for children under age 14 in the United States.\"},{\"question\":\"What injury type does the review emphasize as a leading cause?\",\"answer\":\"Falls from playground equipment are highlighted as the leading causes of nonfatal unintentional injuries for children.\"},{\"question\":\"Which factors are examined to reduce injury risk on school playgrounds?\",\"answer\":\"The project examines how playground surfacing materials and staff training affect injury prevention, concluding that proper surfacing and training can reduce injuries.\"}]","Strategies for playground injury prevention - An overview of a playground project | PDF",15]