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February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study assessed whether the spatial accessibility of parks and green spaces are correlated to race/ethnicity or poverty among census tracts in the conterminous U.S.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Outdoor exercise equipment gets people exercising but not necessarily on a sustained basis.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In a small study of the safety perceptions of inner-city Hispanic mothers and their children, mothers consistently rated their neighborhoods as less safe than their children and these maternal perceptions somewhat predicted the physical activity level of their children.
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.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study, presented in a supplement of childhood obesity literature, used data from the Baltimore Active Living Teens Study (BALTS) to investigate associations between physical activity levels and two environmental factors: perceived crime and the presence and quality of neighborhood parks.
April 11, 2010 | Program Result
A research team led by Kim Reynolds, PhD, of Claremont Graduate University, studied the relationship between the characteristics of urban trails and their adjacent neighborhoods and people's use of those trails for physical activity.
March 6, 2009 | Journal Article
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on the relationship between environmental and community factors and childhood obesity. While these factors are thought to contribute to childhood obesity, the nature of the relationship is not well understood.
November 11, 2008 | Program Result
Urban Strategies Council led a coalition to design programs and make recommendations to improve access to health care for formerly incarcerated individuals who have reentered the community.
October 2, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers analyzed the influence of neighborhood physical disorder and crime on levels of physical activity and obesity among people living in Philadelphia, and the extent to which neighborhood factors contribute to racial disparities in health.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Fighting Back project in Vallejo, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to prevent, intervene and treat alcohol and other drug abuse, focusing on local partnerships and strategic alliances to coordinate activities.