ArticleHealth promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2019
A scoping review on the relations between urban form and health: a focus on Canadian quantitative evidence.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Associations between neighborhood walkability and walking following residential relocation: Findings from Alberta's Tomorrow Project.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Social and Built Environments on Health-Related Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
- Measuring Neighborhood Landscapes: Associations between a Neighborhood's Landscape Characteristics and Colon Cancer Survival.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Relationship of Urban Form on Children and Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Canadian Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A longitudinal residential relocation study of changes in street layout and physical activity.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Are school-based measures of walkability and greenness associated with modes of commuting to school? Findings from a student survey in Ontario, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Associations between the built environment and dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity: A scoping review of reviews.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionDespite the accumulating Canadian evidence regarding the relations between urban form and health behaviours, less is known about the associations between urban form and health conditions. Our study aim was to undertake a scoping review to synthesize evidence from quantitative studies that have investigated the relationship between built environment and chronic health conditions, self-reported health and quality of life, and injuries in the Canadian adult population.
methodsFrom January to March 2017, we searched 13 databases to identify peer-reviewed quantitative studies from all years that estimated associations between the objectively-measured built environment and health conditions in Canadian adults. Studies under-taken within urban settings only were included. Relevant studies were catalogued and synthesized in relation to their reported study and sample design, and health outcome and built environment features.
resultsFifty-five articles met the inclusion criteria, 52 of which were published after 2008. Most single province studies were undertaken in Ontario (n = 22), Quebec (n = 12), and Alberta (n = 7). Associations between the built environment features and 11 broad health outcomes emerged from the review, including injury (n = 19), weight status (n = 19), cardiovascular disease (n = 5), depression/anxiety (n = 5), diabetes (n = 5), mortality (n = 4), self-rated health (n = 2), chronic conditions (n = 2), metabolic condi-tions (n = 2), quality of life (n = 1), and cancer (n = 1). Consistent evidence for associations between aggregate built environment indicators (e.g., walkability) and diabetes and weight and between connectivity and route features (e.g., transportation route, trails, pathways, sidewalks, street pattern, intersections, route characteristics) and injury were found. Evidence for greenspace, parks and recreation features impacting multiple health outcomes was also found.
conclusionWithin the Canadian context, the built environment is associated with a range of chronic health conditions and injury in adults, but the evidence to date has limitations. More research on the built environment and health incorporating rigorous study designs are needed to provide stronger causal evidence to inform policy and practice.
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