Research Results on Social Environmental Factors related to Physical Activity

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Research Results on Social Environmental Factors
related to Physical Activity

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A study of 768 children in urban and rural
communities found first-grade children are less
likely to be obese if their parents perceive
their neighborhoods to be safe.
17 of children were obese
4 of children were obese
Lumeng JC, Appugliese D, Cabral HJ, Bradley RH,
Zuckerman B. Neighborhood safety and overweight
status in children. Archives of Pediatric and
Adolescent Medicine 2006 160(1)25-31.
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A study of 1,180 predominantly racial and ethnic
minority residents of Boston low-income housing
projects found women who perceived their
neighborhoods as safe walked more than women who
perceived their neighborhoods as unsafe.

Bennett G, McNeill L, et al. Safe to walk?
Neighborhood safety and physical activity among
public housing residents. PLoS Medicine 2007
4(10)e306 doi10.1371/journal.pmed.0040306.