Observational studyPediatric obesity2018
Associations between community programmes and policies and children's physical activity: the Healthy Communities Study.
Observational study in Pediatric obesity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Characteristics of Community Programs and Policies: Associations With Physical Activity in Youth.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Looking to the past: Investigating 10-year place histories as a determinant of home food environments in the Healthy Communities Study.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- Neighborhood environments underpin screen time intervention success in children: Evidence from a study of greenspace and community programming across 130 US communities.Health & place · 2024Article
- Household food insecurity and children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the United States: the Healthy Communities Study.Public health nutrition · 2022Observational
- The role of parental support for youth physical activity transportation and community-level poverty in the healthy communities study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Association between multi-component initiatives and physical activity-related behaviors: interim findings from the Healthy Schools Healthy Communities initiative.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.MMWR supplements · 2020Article
- Living in High-SES Neighborhoods Is Protective against Obesity among Higher-Income Children but Not Low-Income Children: Results from the Healthy Communities Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2020Article
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15 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCommunity initiatives to promote physical activity in children are common, but evidence supporting their effectiveness is limited.
objectivesThe objective of this study is to examine the relationships between community programmes and policies and children's physical activity in a large and diverse sample of US communities.
methodsProgrammes and policies to promote children's physical activity were assessed in 130 communities by key informant interviews, and physical activity behaviours were measured by self-report and parental report in samples of children in each community (total n = 5138). Associations between composite indices of community programmes and policies and indicators of total and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity were examined without and with adjustment for demographic factors.
resultsAn index reflecting the 6-year history of the number of behaviour change strategies used in community programmes and policies was positively associated with children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. This association was attenuated with adjustment for demographic factors. Effect modification analyses found that the association was positive among non-Hispanic children but was negative for Hispanic children.
conclusionsCommunity initiatives to promote physical activity in children were positively associated with children's physical activity in non-Hispanic children. Such initiatives were negatively associated with physical activity in Hispanic children, suggesting that future research should consider unique cultural factors when designing community initiatives to promote activity in this population sub-group.
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