The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.
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Neighborhood Factors Influence Physical Activity Among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Interventions to increase physical activity must address neighborhood factors related to traffic safety.
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.
Adapting Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent Obesity in Culturally Diverse Populations
July 1, 2009 | Commentary
To address obesity in culturally diverse populations, interventions should include "real-world" practices that are adapted to cultural needs, values and resources, according to Terry L. Bazzarre, Ph.D., a former senior program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in African-Americans
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A review of 43 studies of interventions that increased physical activity among African-American subjects found that differences in the methodologies of the studies limited the ability to make comparisons among the studies.
Systematic Review of Physical Activity Interventions Implemented with American Indian and Alaska Native Populations in the United States and Canada
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
According to this literature review, the most effective, sustainable interventions to reduce obesity within the American Indian and Alaska Native populations are programs that combine the strengths of (1) tribal-run, culturally-adapted efforts that provide services to a wide range of the population with (2) an evaluative component that reflects the needs of a public health researcher to measure
How Food and Activity Environments are Related to Body Mass Index (BMI) - An Analysis of Atlanta
May 11, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers analyzed data collected from the greater Atlanta area to see if the distance people travel for food varies by gender, race/ethnicity, neighborhood characteristics and type of food outlet.
African-American Women in Alabama Give Tips on What will Get Them Moving
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
From January 2000 through June 2002, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the factors that promote physical activity among rural African-American women in Wilcox County, Ala.
Family-Focused Physical Activity, Diet and Obesity Interventions in African-American Girls
October 12, 2012 | Journal Article
While family-based obesity interventions among African-American girls have begun to yield positive outcomes, a far distance remains to overcoming the disparity in obesity rates between Black and White girls.
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 ( ...
Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color
National Program
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.