Playground Shade Availability and Socioeconomic Position of Students at St Louis Public Elementary Schools

Jolee G Potts; Carrie C Coughlin

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.2060

Playground Shade Availability and Socioeconomic Position of Students at St Louis Public Elementary Schools

JAMA Dermatol. 2019 Oct 1;155(10):1192-1193. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.2060.

Authors

Jolee G Potts¹, Carrie C Coughlin²

Affiliations

¹ Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
² Division of Dermatology, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.

Abstract

This study quantifies shade availability on public elementary school playgrounds in a US city and determines whether shade is associated with the socioeconomic position of students’ families.