Abstract
The chapter explores the contribution that play and playfulness can make to the scientific pursuit of public health. It demonstrates how play and playfulness enables engagement and collaboration, promotes innovation and curiosity and advocates for protection of environments that enable play endeavours to be pursued.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Play and playfulness for public health and wellbeing |
| Editors | Alison Tonkin, Julia Whitaker |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 34-49 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-138-54168-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- public health
- Play
- Playfulness