“…As such, the social and environmental conditions in which men live must be considered in explaining these important differences in physical activity behaviors ( Wilson-Frederick et al, 2014 ). A growing body of literature has identified associations between the social, environmental, and geographic conditions in which people live and health disparities ( Bleich, Thorpe, Sharif-Harris, Fesahazion, & LaVeist, 2010 ; Fang, Madhavan, Bosworth, & Alderman, 1998 ; Gaskin, Price, Brandon, & LaVeist, 2009 ; Kelley, Bowie, et al, 2016 ; LaVeist et al, 2008 ; LaVeist, Thorpe, Galarraga, Bower, & Gary-Webb, 2009 ; Robert, 1998 ; Roux et al, 2001 ; Thorpe, Bell, et al, 2015 ; Thorpe, Bowie, Wilson-Frederick, Coa, & LaVeist, 2013 ; Thorpe, Kelley, et al, 2015 ; Thorpe, Kennedy-Hendricks, et al, 2015 ). Geographic characteristics are particularly important to examine when interpreting disparities in physical activity, as substantial residential segregation by race/ethnicity exists in the United States, which contributes to variation in access to health-promoting resources such as places to participate in physical activity ( Headen, 2005 ; LaVeist, 2005 ; LaVeist, Gaskin, & Trujillo, 2011 ; Williams & Collins, 2001 ).…”