A review of state regulations to promote infant physical activity in child care

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dc.contributor.authorSlining, Meghan M.en
dc.contributor.authorBenjamin Neelon, Sara E.en
dc.contributor.authorDuffey, Kiyah J.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T20:20:26Zen
dc.date.available2014-12-11T20:20:26Zen
dc.date.issued2014-11-22en
dc.date.updated2014-12-11T20:20:27Zen
dc.description.abstractBackground The purpose of this study was to review state regulations promoting increased physical activity and decreased sedentary behaviors in infants in child care and to assess consistency with recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations. Methods We compared existing state and territory licensing and administrative regulations to recent IOM recommendations to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary time in very young children attending out-of-home child care (both child care centers and family child care homes). Three independent reviewers searched two sources (a publicly available website and WestlawNext™) and compared regulations with five IOM recommendations: 1) providing daily opportunities for infants to move, 2) engaging with infants on the ground, 3) providing daily tummy time for infants less than six months of age, 4) using cribs, car seats and high chairs for their primary purpose, and 5) limiting the use of restrictive equipment for holding infants while they are awake. We used Pearson chi-square tests to assess associations between geographic region, year of last update, and number of state regulations consistent with the IOM recommendations. Results The mean (SD) number of regulations for states was 1.9 (1.3) for centers and 1.6 (1.2) for homes out of a possible 5.0. Two states had regulations for all five recommendations, Arizona for centers and Virginia for homes. Six states and territories had zero regulations for child care centers and seven states and territories had zero regulations for family child care homes. There were no significant associations between geographic region and number of regulations consistent with IOM recommendations. Conclusions Out-of-home child care settings are important targets for optimal early child health interventions. While most states had some regulations related to the promotion of physical activity among infants, few states had regulations for more than three of the five IOM recommendations. Enhancing state regulations in child care facilities could aid in early childhood obesity prevention efforts.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2014 Nov 22;11(1):139en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-014-0139-3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/51127en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.holderMeghan M Slining et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleA review of state regulations to promote infant physical activity in child careen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activityen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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