ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2015
Racial-Ethnic Variation in Park Use and Physical Activity in the City of Los Angeles.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Examining Psychosocial and Economic Barriers to Green Space Access for Racialised Individuals and Families: A Narrative Literature Review of the Evidence to Date.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of park-based interventions on health-related outcomes: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Associations of park visits, physical activity and health outcomes among churchgoing Latino adults in low-income urban communities.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- The mediating role of perceived crime in gender and built environment associations with park use and park-based physical activity among park users in high poverty neighborhoods.Preventive medicine · 2019Trial
- Eat, Pray, Move: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multilevel Church-Based Intervention to Address Obesity Among African Americans and Latinos.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2019Trial
- Gender Disparities in Park Use and Physical Activity among Residents of High-Poverty Neighborhoods in Los Angeles.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthTrial
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- Urban greenspace and dementia: Measures, mechanisms, and methodological guidance.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- Exploring Physical Activity Among Mexican American Immigrants in New York City Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Two-Wave Panel, Mixed-Method Analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Associations between use of renovated urban parks and perceptions of social cohesion in diverse New York City communities.Discover public health · 2026Article
- Contributions of park-based activities to overall physical activity among adults living near recently renovated parks in low-income New York City neighborhoods: variations by race/ethnicity and sex.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Associations of Park Use with Physical Activity in Renovated Parks Serving Low-Income Communities in New York City: Insights from the Community Parks Initiative.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Park use patterns and park satisfaction before and after citywide park renovations in low-income New York City neighborhoods.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- County-level Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Physical Activity Behavior among US Adults.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Article
- Descriptive analysis of municipal policies addressing shade in eight southwest and northeast states in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Green space visits among Turkish and South Asian Surinamese women with a high cardiometabolic risk living in disadvantaged neighborhoods in the Netherlands: motives, means and prerequisites.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Comparing mapped park and greenspace boundaries in Philadelphia: implications for exposure assessment in health studies.International journal of health geographics · 2024Article
- Unearthing Inequities in the Relationship between Multiple Sociodemographic Factors and Diverse Elements of Park Availability and Quality in a Major Southern Metropolitan Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Park Area and Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents: Findings From the Healthy Communities Study.Journal of physical activity & health · 2023Article
- Perceptions of greenspace and social determinants of health across the life course: The Life Course Sociodemographics and Neighborhood Questionnaire (LSNEQ).Health & place · 2023Article
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Abstract
Racial-ethnic disparities in physical activity present important challenges to population health. Public parks provide access to free or low-cost physical activity opportunities, but it is unclear to what extent parks are utilized by various race-ethnic groups in diverse urban settings. Here, we examine racial ethnic differences in park use and physical activity among adult residents (n = 7506) living within 1 mi of 50 parks in the city of Los Angeles. In multivariate analyses, we find few differences among race-ethnic groups in terms of their frequency of having visited the park in the past 7 days; however, we find numerous differences in how the groups used the park and in their levels of physical activity: Blacks and English-speaking Latinos were less likely than whites to report being physically active, exercising in the park, and exercising outside the park; Spanish-speaking Latinos were equally likely as whites to report exercising in park but less likely to report exercising outside the park and more likely to report using the parks for social interactions; Asians/Pacific Islanders (PI)/others were more likely than whites to report visiting the park in the past 7 days and using the parks for social interactions. Urban parks appear to be an important resource for physical activity and socialization, in particular among Spanish-speaking Latino and Asians/PI groups. Additional efforts may be needed for other racial-ethnic minorities to experience the same benefits.
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