ReviewSocial science & medicine (1982)2015
Urban environment interventions linked to the promotion of physical activity: a mixed methods study applied to the urban context of Latin America.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of structural-level environmental interventions on physical activity: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of environmental interventions based on social programs on physical activity levels: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- What factors influence the willingness and intensity of regular mobile physical activity?- A machine learning analysis based on a sample of 290 cities in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- What Is the Contribution of Community Programs to the Physical Activity of Women? A Study Based on Public Open Spaces in Brazil.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Walking and cycling, as active transportation, and obesity factors in adolescents from eight countries.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Selected Research Issues of Urban Public Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Towards an effective collaboration between the South Western Sydney Local Health District and local councils: insights from a qualitative study.Health research policy and systems · 2022Article
- Association between Active Transportation and Public Transport with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Latin American Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sociodemographic inequities and active transportation in adults from Latin America: an eight-country observational study.International journal for equity in health · 2021Observational
- Geographic Distribution of the Ciclovia and Recreovia Programs by Neighborhood SES in Bogotá: How Unequal is the Geographic Access Assessed Via Distance-based Measures?Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
- Is the perceived neighborhood built environment associated with domain-specific physical activity in Latin American adults? An eight-country observational study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Observational
- Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America: ELANS Multi-Country Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Observational
- Association between Perceived Neighborhood Built Environment and Walking and Cycling for Transport among Inhabitants from Latin America: The ELANS Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Original research Socio-demographic patterning of self-reported physical activity and sitting time in Latin American countries: findings from ELANS.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Natural Landscape, Infrastructure, and Health: The Physical Activity Implications of Urban Green Space Composition among the Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Built and Social Environment by Systematic Social Observation and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Report among Brazilian Adults: a Population-Based Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2019Article
- Building a Data Platform for Cross-Country Urban Health Studies: the SALURBAL Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2019Article
- Well-being, behavioral patterns and cycling crashes of different age groups in Latin America: Are aging adults the safest cyclists?PloS one · 2019Article
- Bringing health into transportation and land use scenario planning: Creating a National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM).Journal of transport & health · 2018Article
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Abstract
This study summarizes the evidence from quantitative systematic reviews that assessed the association between urban environment attributes and physical activity. It also documents sociopolitical barriers and facilitators involved in urban interventions linked with active living in the ten most populated urban settings of Latin America. The synthesis of evidence indicates that several attributes of urban environments are associated with physical activity, including land-use mix and cycling infrastructure. The documentary analysis indicated that despite the benefits and opportunities provided by the programs and existing infrastructure in the examined cities, an overall concern is the rising inequality in the coverage and distribution of the initiatives in the region. If these programs and initiatives are to achieve a real population level effect that helps to reduce health disparities, they need to examine their social and spatial distribution within the cities so they can reach underserved populations and develop to their full potential.
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