%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Olson, Steve %T Summertime Opportunities to Promote Healthy Child and Adolescent Development: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24606/summertime-opportunities-to-promote-healthy-child-and-adolescent-development-proceedings %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24606/summertime-opportunities-to-promote-healthy-child-and-adolescent-development-proceedings %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 8 %R doi:10.17226/24606 %X What children and adolescents do and learn in the summertime can have profound effects on their health and well-being, educational attainment, and career prospects. To explore the influence of summertime activities on the lives of young people, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in August 2016. The participants discussed a wide range of topics, including the value of play, healthy eating and physical activity, systemic approaches to skill development, program quality and measurement, and the interconnected ecosystem of activities that supports healthy development. The workshop highlighted the latest research on summer programming, as well as gaps in that research, and explored the key policy and practice issues for summertime opportunities to promote healthy child and adolescent development. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.