Levelling-up summer: using summer holiday programs to support child health and wellbeing – a Delphi study
There is clear stakeholder support for expanding structured summer holiday programming in Australia, particularly to benefit children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Programs have the potential to promote health, wellbeing, and equity, but realising this will require government investment, local partnerships, and delivery models that reflect community needs. These findings may inform similar efforts in other countries where summer programs are not equitably available.
Authors
- Rosa Virgara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7717-7715)
- Tim Olds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-5519)
- Emily Eglitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-8047)
- Carol Ann Maher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-0224)
- Mandy Richardson
- Amanda Machell
- Kylie Brannelly
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Government of South Australia (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Woodside (Australia) (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24969-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- University of South Australia