ICAR Research Data Repository for Knowledge Management

This dataset represents a group of paper records (a "series") within the Harvard School of Public Health Harvard Prevention Research Center records, 1992-2003 (inclusive), 1994-2003 (bulk), which can be accessed on-site at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. The series consists of raw data surveys completed by physical fitness program providers in the Greater Boston, Massachusetts, region during the Harvard Prevention Research Center's Play Across Boston study. Program providers were surveyed in Boston, Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Chestnut Hill, and Malden.

Surveys concern programs offered during the school year and in the summer months. Topics include: types of sports or physical activity programs offered to youth; months, days, and hours during which programs were offered; location of the program and youth participants' typical methods of travel to the facility; cost of participation and availability of financial assistance; number of weekly youth participants; time commitment required of youth participants; relative participation of various genders, ages, and ethnicities; neighborhoods typically served; youth demand for the program; accessibility for youth with mental or physical disabilities; additional non-physical programs provided for youth; training and background checks for staff supervising youth; and snack and beverage availability.

Data and associated records are accessible onsite at the Center for the History of Medicine per the conditions governing access described below.

Conditions Governing Access to Original Collection Materials: The series represented by this dataset includes Harvard University records that are restricted for 50 years from the date of record creation. Researchers should contact Public Services for more information.

The Harvard School of Public Health Harvard Prevention Research Center records were processed with grant funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as awarded and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in 2016. View the Harvard Prevention Research Center Records finding aid for a full collection inventory of both paper and digital records, and for more information about accessing and using the collection.