Residential context, walking and obesity: Two African-American neighborhoods compared

Miles, Rebecca; Panton, Lynn B.; Jang, Myungjun; Haymes, Emily M.

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.07.002

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“…Results of adding the contextual measures to the models showed that, consistent with previous research (Miles et al, 2008;Tilt, 2010), greater presence of park incivilities was associated with decreased park utilization. In general, we observed increases in the presence of incivilities between baseline and 12-month follow-up in both intervention and control parks, but control park levels were slightly higher.…”

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If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?

Slater

Pugach

Lin

et al. 2016

Environment and Behavior

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In a sample of racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods, using a quasi-experimental, prospective, longitudinal study design, we examined whether involvement of community groups in playground design selection, installation, and ongoing maintenance influences park utilization and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) post-playground renovations (N = 78 matched parks, 39 intervention/39control). Parks were matched on size, proximity, neighborhood socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity. In summer/fall 2013 and 2014, baseline and 12-month follow-up data were collected on park utilization and physical activity, presence and condition of park features, incivilities, programming, and safety. Analyses were conducted using Poisson mixed-effects regression models. Significant increases between baseline and 12-month follow-up were found for park utilization and the number of people engaged in MVPA at the .05 significance level. Study results can provide communities with evidence to inform future policy decisions on how to increase park utilization in diverse neighborhoods.

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confidence: 81%

If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?

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Pugach

Lin

et al. 2016

Environment and Behavior

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“…Four studies [35,40,65,66] in Europe found that walkability was positively related to walking for transport, and the results were in agreement with the findings of North America and Australasia studies and a review that focused on European adults [20]. Moreover, although most included studies were conducted in high-income countries, studies from the USA, Australia, and Belgium all confirmed that residents in the neighborhood with a higher level of socioeconomically disadvantage walked more for transport [29,46,66]. It is understandable that residents in the socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood might have less access to private cars, thus contributing to a higher level of AT [29,46].…”

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“…All the studies examined both male and female subjects. The least number of sample size was 72 [29]. Thirty-one (60.8%) studies have a sample size between 500 and 3000.…”

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“…Moreover, although most included studies were conducted in high-income countries, studies from the USA, Australia, and Belgium all confirmed that residents in the neighborhood with a higher level of socioeconomically disadvantage walked more for transport [29,46,66]. It is understandable that residents in the socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood might have less access to private cars, thus contributing to a higher level of AT [29,46]. While most studies in the USA found that residential density was positively related to walking for transport, one study found a negative relationship in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in Detroit [47].…”

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The Relationship between the Neighborhood Built Environment and Active Transportation among Adults: A Systematic Literature Review

Wang

Chen

2017

Urban Science

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Active transportation (AT) has aroused great interest in recent years as it may benefit public health and reduce the dependency on cars. This article aims to summarize recent findings on the relationship between the objectively measured built environment and AT among adults, to examine if different study designs may generate different results, and to provide directions for future research. A systematic literature review of journal articles from different databases was conducted. Fifty-one articles published between 2005 and 2017 were identified, and twelve built environment factors were extracted. The results showed that residential density, land use mix, street connectivity, retail land use, walkability, sidewalk, and access to destinations had a convincing positive relationship with walking for transport. Regarding cycling for transport, while street connectivity and bike lane showed a convincing positive relationship, neighborhood aesthetics and access to destinations showed a convincing negative relationship. Studies that use different analyzed geographic units and different measurements of AT may generate different results, so choosing suitable geographic units and measurement of AT is necessary to reduce the mismatch in the relationships. In addition, we need more longitudinal studies, more studies on cycling for transport, and more studies in countries outside North America and Australasia.

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“…utilitarian versus recreational walking (Frank, Engelke, & Schmid, 2003). Studies investigating socioeconomic contextual effects have reported contrasting findings (Fisher, Li, & Michael, 2004;Giles-Corti & Donovan, 2002;Gordon-Larsen, Nelson, & Beam, 2005;Miles, Panton, Jang, & Haymes, 2008;Ross, 2000;Rutt & Coleman, 2005).…”

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Disentangling the relative influence of built and socioeconomic environments on walking: The contribution of areas homogenous along exposures of interest

Riva¹,

Gauvin²,

Apparicio³

et al. 2009

Journal of End-to-End-testing

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Residential context, walking and obesity: Two African-American neighborhoods compared

Cited by 37 publications

References 21 publications

If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?

If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?

The Relationship between the Neighborhood Built Environment and Active Transportation among Adults: A Systematic Literature Review

Disentangling the relative influence of built and socioeconomic environments on walking: The contribution of areas homogenous along exposures of interest

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