Play Matters: How 12 Communities Got Kids Active and Healthy

For 14 years, national nonprofit organization KaBOOM! has been building playgrounds across the United States in an effort to build communities and get children active and healthy. The organizations Playful City USA campaign honors communities that have made a commitment to improving the lives of children through play.

As part of that campaign, KaBOOM! commissioned a nationwide study of various programs and local initiatives that increase the activity levels of children. The resulting report, Pl