ArticleBMJ open2016
Neighbourhoods for Active Kids: study protocol for a cross-sectional examination of neighbourhood features and children's physical activity, active travel, independent mobility and body size.
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- Children's outdoor active mobility behaviour and neighbourhood safety: a systematic review in measurement methods and future research directions.International journal of health geographics · 2021Pooled it
- The Association between Green Space and Adolescents' Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Associations of home and neighborhood environments with children's physical activity in the U.S.-based Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) longitudinal cohort study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Observational
- More-Than-Human: A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Children's Perceptions of Health and Health-Promoting Neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Data to Decisions: Methods to Create Neighbourhood Built Environment Indicators Relevant for Early Childhood Development.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Objective measurement of children's physical activity geographies: A systematic search and scoping review.Health & place · 2021Article
- Keeping kids safe for active travel to school: A mixed method examination of school policies and practices and children's school travel behaviour.Travel behaviour & society · 2020Article
- Deprivation matters: understanding associations between neighbourhood deprivation, unhealthy food outlets, unhealthy dietary behaviours and child body size using structural equation modelling.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2020Article
- Children's Transport Built Environments: A Mixed Methods Study of Associations between Perceived and Objective Measures and Relationships with Parent Licence for Independent Mobility in Auckland, New Zealand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Assessment of direct and indirect associations between children active school travel and environmental, household and child factors using structural equation modelling.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Article
- Visualising Combined Time Use Patterns of Children's Activities and Their Association with Weight Status and Neighbourhood Context.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Long-term effects of adolescent obesity: time to act.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2018Review
- Independent Mobility and Social Affordances of Places for Urban Neighborhoods: A Youth-Friendly Perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- An evaluation of outdoor school environments to promote physical activity in Delhi, India.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionNew Zealand children's physical activity, including independent mobility and active travel, has declined markedly over recent decades. The Neighbourhoods for Active Kids (NfAK) study examines how neighbourhood built environments are associated with the independent mobility, active travel, physical activity and neighbourhood experiences of children aged 9-12 years in primary and intermediate schools across Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Child-specific indices of walkability, destination accessibility and traffic exposure will be constructed to measure the built environment in 8 neighbourhoods in Auckland. Interactive online-mapping software will be used to measure children's independent mobility and transport mode to destinations and to derive measures of neighbourhood use and perceptions. Physical activity will be measured using 7-day accelerometry. Height, weight and waist circumference will be objectively measured. Parent telephone interviews will collect sociodemographic information and parent neighbourhood perceptions. Interviews with school representative will capture supports and barriers for healthy activity and nutrition behaviours at the school level. Multilevel modelling approaches will be used to understand how differing built environment variables are associated with activity, neighbourhood experiences and health outcomes. DISCUSSION: We anticipate that children who reside in neighbourhoods considered highly walkable will be more physically active, accumulate more independent mobility and active travel, and be more likely to have a healthy body size. This research is timely as cities throughout New Zealand develop and implement plans to improve the liveability of intensifying urban neighbourhoods. Results will be disseminated to participants, local government agencies and through conventional academic avenues.
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