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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.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Individual-level factors, such as fear and perceptions of incivilities, among youth in neighborhoods with high crime rates may influence levels of physical activity and delinquency.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Activities promoting Active Living by Design (ALbD) were implemented at a public elementary school in Chicago over five years. Students enrolled continuously from Grade 1 through Grade 4 had a significantly lower BMI compared with students who had transferred to the school after Grade 1.
April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.
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.
March 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Learning Landscapes rebuilds worn-out schoolyards in Denver. This study compared physical activity at Learning Landscapes and non-renovated schoolyards. The authors built on previous research of physical activity in schoolyards by dividing the schoolyard surface into four categories.
April 11, 2010 | Program Result Report
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.
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.