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SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2024

Parks, Trails, and Greenways for Physical Activity: A Community Guide Systematic Economic Review.

Verughese Jacob, Jeffrey A Reynolds, Sajal K Chattopadhyay, David P Hopkins, David R Brown, Heather M Devlin, Austin Barrett, David Berrigan, Carlos J Crespo, Gregory W Heath and 4 more

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Synthesis in American journal of preventive medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Playgrounds for Health Equity: A Mixed Methods Study in Urban Central Texas.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Verughese JacobCommunity Guide Program, Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: hir0@cdc.gov.
Jeffrey A ReynoldsCommunity Guide Program, Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Sajal K ChattopadhyayCommunity Guide Program, Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
David P HopkinsCommunity Guide Program, Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
David R BrownDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Heather M DevlinDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Austin BarrettNational Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, Virginia.
David BerriganBehavior Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Carlos J CrespoCollege of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
Gregory W HeathDepartment of Health and Human Performance, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ross C BrownsonBrown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri; Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Alison E CuellarDepartment of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
John M ClymerNational Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention, Washington, District of Columbia.
Jamie F ChriquiInstitute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Funding

Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research P30DK092950 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Ross C Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu · 2011 to 2026
$11.7M
Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092950
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis systematic economic review examined the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of park, trail, and greenway infrastructure interventions to increase physical activity or infrastructure use.

methodsThe search period covered the date of inception of publications databases through February 2022. Inclusion was limited to studies that reported cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness outcomes and were based in the U.S. and other high-income countries. Analyses were conducted from March 2022 through December 2022. All monetary values reported are in 2021 U.S. dollars.

resultsThe search yielded 1 study based in the U.S. and 7 based in other high-income countries, with 1 reporting cost-effectiveness and 7 reporting cost-benefit outcomes. The cost-effectiveness study based in the United Kingdom reported $23,254 per disability-adjusted life year averted. The median benefit-to-cost ratio was 3.1 (interquartile interval=2.9-3.9) on the basis of 7 studies. DISCUSSION: The evidence shows that economic benefits exceed the intervention cost of park, trail, and greenway infrastructure. Given large differences in the size of infrastructure, intervention costs and economic benefits varied substantially across studies. There was insufficient number of studies to determine the cost-effectiveness of these interventions.

Indexed as

Cost-Benefit AnalysisExerciseParks, RecreationalEnvironment DesignHealth PromotionHumansUnited States

Identifiers

PMID38331114
PMCPMC11102847

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