Greenways as safe routes to school in a Latino community in East Los Angeles

Taylor, Crystal; Coutts, Christopher

doi:10.1080/23748834.2018.1462964

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“…In Finland, walking to school for primary stage children is something to be encouraged and protected (Kyttä et al 2015) because research shows that children who walk, cycle or scoot to school have lower body fat and are less likely to be overweight or obese (Lander et al 2019). This type of this evidence supports interventions that deliver better quality walking and cycling routes to school, such as the successful programme from Belfast Healthy City (Monaghan 2019) and the greenways in East Los Angeles (Taylor and Coutts 2018).…”

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confidence: 57%

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“…In addition to the prospective study above, cross-sectional and observational studies have evaluated associations between environmental infrastructure and neighborhood characteristics and physical activity among youth from diverse backgrounds or groups [ 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 ]. One study [ 21 ] surveyed diverse youth (White, 48.5%; Black, 18.7%; Hispanic, 14.1%, Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.1%) to evaluate the associations between their perceptions of environmental factors and transportation with their physical activity and active transport to school behaviors.…”

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“…The authors state that “identifying the factors that seem to be health-enhancing among foreign-born populations,” may help inform and tailor interventions that can be effectively used with U.S.-born youth with foreign-born parents. In another study [ 74 ], a national Safe Routes to School survey was adapted to evaluate if, and how children and adolescent school students in a traditionally under-resourced, predominantly Latino community in East Los Angeles used an urban greenway for transportation to school. The findings suggest that the greenway pathway near an elementary school and high school made “it easier and safer for students to walk or bike to school compared, to using the often inadequate sidewalk and street infrastructures in this urban environment” [ 74 ].…”

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“…These children were five times more likely to be a healthy weight than children who did not have a playground in the nearby park. Healthy weight / Overweight Greenways [ 74 ] 2017 Adapted Safe Routes to School survey Greenways make it easier for students to participate in active transportation via walking or cycling due to the improved infrastructure conditions. Active transportation Home School Green spaces, including parks, wooded areas, and vacant land [ 96 ] 2012 Accelerometers GPS data loggers Questionnaires This study evaluated the MVPA of rural, urban, and suburban students.…”

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Identification of Effective Programs to Improve Access to and Use of Trails among Youth from Under-Resourced Communities: A Review

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The primary purpose of this paper is to identify and review studies evaluating the effectiveness of programs to increase access to trails and trails use (physical activity) among youth from under-resourced communities. Three additional goals include identifying: (1) Correlates of physical activity/trail use and features of transportation systems and/or built environment and land use destinations, that may inform and support the planning and implementation of programs to promote trail use among youth, (2) benefits associated with trail use, and (3) barriers to trail use. Under-resourced communities are defined as those lacking sufficient resources (i.e., under-funded). METHODS: A review of the literature was conducted to identify, abstract, and evaluate studies related to programs to promote trail use among youth and youth from under-resourced communities. In anticipation of very few studies being published about this topic, studies were also reviewed to identify correlates of transportation systems and built environment and land use destinations related to increases in physical activity, and benefits of, and barriers to trail use. PUBMED, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Sportdiscus, Annual Reviews, American Trails, and Google Scholar databases were searched using terms including trails, built environment, physical activity, exercise, walking, children, adolescents, and youth to identify studies that potentially related to the purposes for conducting this review. Review methods identified, 5278 studies based on our search terms. A review of study titles, abstracts, and select full article screens determined that 5049 studies did not meet the study inclusion criteria, leaving 221 studies included in this review. RESULTS: No studies were located that evaluated programs designed to promote and increase trail use among youth, including youth from under-resourced communities. Eight studies used longitudinal or quasi-experimental designs to evaluate physical activity and neighborhood characteristics prospectively among adolescent girls (n = 1), the effects of the path or trail development on physical activity behaviors of children, youth, and adults (n = 4), marketing or media campaigns (n = 2), and wayfinding and incremental distance signage (n = 1) to promote increased trail use. Correlates of transportation systems (e.g., trail access, road traffic congestion related to safe active travel, lack of sidewalks, closer proximity to trails, access to transportation), destinations (e.g., park availability and access, park improvements, greenspaces), or both routes and destinations (e.g., perceptions of safety, lighting), were identified. These correlates may support the planning and implementation of programs to increase trail use among youth, or may facilitate the connection of trails or routes to destinations in communities. Barriers to trail use included costs, crime, lack of transportation, lack of role models using trails, and institutional discrimination. Conclusions: Scientific evidence in support of addressing the underrepresentation of trail use by youth from under-resourced communities is lacking. However, there is a related body of evidence that may inform how to develop programs that support trail use by youth from under-resourced areas. Dedicated, deliberate, and systematic efforts will be required to address research and knowledge gaps, and to evaluate programs and practice related to trail use among youth from low income, often racially or ethnically diverse under-resourced neighborhoods or communities.

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“…In the process of adjustment, adolescents need social support from their surroundings. Social support is defined as information or feedback from others indicating that a person needs to be loved, cared for, valued, and involved in a community network (Taylor, 2018).…”

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The Importance of Social Support for Adolescent’s Adjustment Capabilities of Indonesian Migrant Worker Family

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2023

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Adjustment is an ability to make satisfying relationships between individuals and the surrounding environment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship and influence of parenting style and social support on adolescent adjustment to Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) families. This research method uses non-probability sampling method with convenience sampling technique at 10 schools in Kesugihan District, Cilacap Regency, Central Java. This study involved 160 junior high school youth whose parents were migrant workers abroad. The index of the average parenting style of the mother is better than the index of the average parenting style of the father and the substitute caregiver. The social support from peers and teachers received by adolescents is in the low category. Adolescent adjustment to migrant worker families is in the moderate category. The results showed that the parenting styles of fathers, mothers, substitute caregivers, peer social support, and teachers had a significant positive relationship with adolescent self-adjustment as well as a significant positive effect on adolescent self-adjustment in PMI families.

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Greenways as safe routes to school in a Latino community in East Los Angeles

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Special issue: child-friendly cities

Special issue: child-friendly cities

Identification of Effective Programs to Improve Access to and Use of Trails among Youth from Under-Resourced Communities: A Review

The Importance of Social Support for Adolescent’s Adjustment Capabilities of Indonesian Migrant Worker Family

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