About King County Play Equity Coalition (KCPEC)
Using the State of Play: Seattle-King County* findings and recommendations as a springboard, the coalition aims to increase rates of King County youth meeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) physical activity guidelines, providing all youth access to the social, emotional, academic and physical benefits of movement through sports, play and outdoor recreation.
The coalition will engage in policy advocacy, programs, research, information-sharing and collaborations designed to increase play equity, remove obstacles to play participation, and improve the safety, quality and developmental appropriateness of sport and play opportunities.
*The State of Play: Seattle-King County is a comprehensive, descriptive landscape analysis of regional trends, patterns, barriers and opportunities related to youth participation in sport, physical activity and outdoor recreation. Guided by a national framework created by the Aspen Institute, State of Play: Seattle-King County informs regional leaders, programs and policies with the goal of improving equitable access to safe, fun physical activity that bolsters individual and community health and advancement.
State of Play: Seattle-King County was funded by the University of Washington, King County Parks, the YMCA of Greater Seattle, Seattle Children’s Hospital, the Seattle Mariners, Kaiser Permanente, the Bezos Family Foundation and evo, with in-kind contributions from Amazon.
Resources and Media
- State of Play: Seattle-King County – Digital Report
- State of Play: Seattle-King County – Fast Facts Sheet
- “New coalition to address lack of access, resources for youth physical activity in King County. University of Washington Press Release 9/10/19
- “Less than 19 percent of local youth get the recommended amount of exercise. A new community coalition supported by King County and University of Washington will change that.” King County Press Release 9/10/19
- “King County’s kids aren’t getting outside, new report shows. Here are the systemic reasons why.” – via the Seattle Times
- “Study: 1 in 5 King County kids getting recommended hour of activity per day” – via myNorthwest
- “Most kids in King County do not get enough exercise, according to a new UW study” – via KNKX
- “State of Play King Seattle-King County.” Aspen Institute posting