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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.
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 ( ...
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, which first classified different urban neighborhood types, girls were found to be more sensitive to environmental barriers and facilitators to physical activity than boys.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Designing Communities to Promote Physical Activity in Children
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
There is a relatively small body of research on the impact of the built environment on children's physical activity. This article examines whether renovated and unrenovated playgrounds have different levels of use and activity.
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.
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.
October 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving neighborhood environments to make them more pleasant are likely to increse active travel to and from school.
March 15, 2011 | Program Results Report
The Yavapai-Apache Youth Council built a walking trail near tribal headquarters in Camp Verde, Ariz.
National Program
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.