The built environment and utilitarian walking in small U.S. towns

Doescher, Mark P.; Lee, Chanam; Berke, Ethan M.; Adachi-Mejia, Anna M.; Lee, Chun kuen; Stewart, Orion; Patterson, Davis G.; Hurvitz, Philip M.; Carlos, Heather A.; Duncan, Glen E.; Moudon, Anne Vernez

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.08.027

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“…Comfort in movement has been reported to produce positive impacts on walking for adults (Doescher et al, 2014) and elders (Mahmood et al, 2012). More indoor physical activities should be introduced to alleviate the discomfort caused by adverse weather conditions (Sumukadas et al, 2009), and they would increase the opportunities for elders to undertake physical activities (Brawley, Rejeski, & King, 2003).…”

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A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

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Chau

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Section: Increasing Comfort Levelmentioning

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A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

Wang

Chau

et al. 2016

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“…Since many rural communities lack a traditional downtown, and/or have a BMain Street^defined by a state highway passing through a rural town center [57], rural roads may be Bcomplete^if they have safe, wide shoulders for walking and biking or a well-worn and maintained footpath along the road [57]. However, a rural community with a denser downtown or residential area could potentially benefit from more extensive pedestrian and bicycle features, such as those promoted in urban communities (e.g., pedestrian crossings, signals, bike lanes, destination locations) [15,67,68].…”

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“…Higher prevalences of overweight and obesity even after adjustment for individual-level variables suggest that rural environments may be Bobesogenicî n ways that stretch beyond individually targeted health behaviors [1, [13][14][15]. The built environment could help explain rural-urban differences in overweight and obesity [1, 2,14].…”

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Built Environments and Active Living in Rural and Remote Areas: a Review of the Literature

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Rural children and adults are more likely to have obesity than their urban counterparts even after adjustment for individual-level behaviors, suggesting that rural environments may promote obesity. The rural built environment may be an important area of research that can help us understand rural-urban disparities in obesity. The purpose of this review is to summarize the rural built environment and active living literature, and to address key issues, gaps, and observations in the field. A literature review was conducted in spring 2015 to identify research published from 2000 to 2015. Our review suggests that limited active living built environments in rural communities and unique rural barriers to physical activity may contribute to a higher prevalence of obesity compared to urban populations. More empirical research is needed to build the evidence-base for the association between rural built environments, active living, and obesity. School- and community-based policies that expand active living opportunities in rural areas should also be closely examined.

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“…It is inexpensive, accessible and more likely to be sustained than other types of physical activity [12]. US adults who reside in nonmetropolitan locations, which include micropolitan areas, walk less [13] and engage in less total physical activity [14, 15] than their metropolitan-residing counterparts. However, research on walking in towns in micropolitan areas has not focused on race or ethnicity and thus far no studies have evaluated Latino walking in this setting.…”

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“…The role of the built environment (BE) on walking has been most clearly demonstrated in metropolitan environments, but recent work shows that aspects of the BE are significantly associated with walking among residents of micropolitan towns [13, 30]. Micropolitan towns comprise 10 % of the US population and many are characterized by rapid growth [31].…”

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Utilitarian and Recreational Walking Among Spanish- and English-Speaking Latino Adults in Micropolitan US Towns

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J Immigrant Minority Health

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Background Walking among Latinos in US Micropolitan towns may vary by language spoken. Methods In 2011–2012, we collected telephone survey and built environment (BE) data from adults in six towns located within micropolitan counties from two states with sizable Latino populations. We performed mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between ethnicity-language group [Spanish-speaking Latinos (SSLs); English-speaking Latinos (ESLs); and English-speaking non-Latinos (ENLs)] and utilitarian walking and recreational walking, accounting for socio-demographic, lifestyle and BE characteristics. Results Low-income SSLs reported higher amounts of utilitarian walking than ENLs (p = 0.007), but utilitarian walking in this group decreased as income increased. SSLs reported lower amounts of recreational walking than ENLs (p = 0.004). ESL–ENL differences were not significant. We identified no statistically significant interactions between ethnicity-language group and BE characteristics. Discussion Approaches to increase walking in micropolitan towns with sizable SSL populations may need to account for this group’s differences in walking behaviors.

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The built environment and utilitarian walking in small U.S. towns

Cited by 58 publications

References 29 publications

A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

Built Environments and Active Living in Rural and Remote Areas: a Review of the Literature

Utilitarian and Recreational Walking Among Spanish- and English-Speaking Latino Adults in Micropolitan US Towns

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