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A Closer Examination of the Relationship Between Children's Weight Status and the Food and Physical Activity Environment

May 30, 2013 | Journal Article

Data from four inner-city neighborhoods were gathered to demonstrate how geospatial locations and well-specified geographic areas are an important aspect when studying the associations of weight status with food and physical activity environments.

Assessing the Built Environment Using Omnidirectional Imagery

February 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Several methods are used to examine the characteristics of the built environment as potential determinants of physical activity—surveys of community residents, observation by trained observers, and interpretation of geographical information system ( ...

Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents

September 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Parks are important to the well-being of children and adolescents they play an important role in increasing physical activity. This study assesses park use and park-based physical activity among children and adolescents, ages 0 to 18 in 2007.

The Built Environment

June 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Designing Communities to Promote Physical Activity in Children

Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The odds of student overweight or obesity decreased if they lived in communities with higher walkability index scores according to this study.

Daily P.E. Could Increase Youth Physical Activity by 23 Minutes per Day, According to New Study

January 17, 2013 | News Release

Requiring daily physical education in school could help young people be active for 23 minutes per day, according to a new study.

Neighborhood Perceptions and Active School Commuting in Low-Income Cities

October 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Improving neighborhood environments to make them more pleasant are likely to increse active travel to and from school.

Yavapai-Apache Youth Council - "Dreams Do Come True"

March 15, 2011 | Program Results Report

The Yavapai-Apache Youth Council built a walking trail near tribal headquarters in Camp Verde, Ariz.

Child's Play: Robin Moore, DiplArch, MCP, Investigates Parks as Active Recreation Sites for Kids

December 26, 2010 | Story

"Almost 70 percent of the activity took place in the really nice, renovated playground area, even though it accounted for just 2 percent of the total park size," says Moore.

Active Living for Rural Children

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

A study to identify perceived environmental factors that support or impede rural children's physical activity found a wide range of both barriers to and opportunities for physical activity, with a focus on rural-specific hindering factors.

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