Vivo Play Project: How to Let Loose as a Play Ambassador
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2023
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Vivo for Healthier Generations
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Play Ambassador training material created by Vivo for Healthier Generations (https://www.vivo.ca/) as part of the Vivo Play Project. The Vivo Play Project involved the delivery of loose parts play for children in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) communities (https://www.vivoplayproject.com/).
The Play Ambassador training material is intended to be a supplement in support of published works on the evaluation of the Vivo Play Project:
1. McCormack GR, Naish C, Petersen J, Doyle-Baker PK (in press). Loose parts and risky play: Play ambassador perspectives on facilitating a community-based intervention in local parks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning.
2. 4. Naish C, McCormack GR, Blackstaffe A, Frehlich L, Doyle-Baker PK. (2023). An observational study on play and physical activity associated with a recreational facility-led park-based “loose parts” play intervention. Children, 10(6):1049