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ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2025

Impact of Park Redesign and Renovation on Children's Health-Related Quality of Life.

Houlin Hong, Hanish P Kodali, Ann F Dunlap, Katarzyna E Wyka, Lorna E Thorpe, Kelly R Evenson, Terry T-K Huang

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Article in Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2025. 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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7 authors.

Houlin HongCenter for Systems and Community Design, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Hanish P KodaliCenter for Systems and Community Design, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Ann F DunlapCenter for Systems and Community Design, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Katarzyna E WykaCenter for Systems and Community Design, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Lorna E ThorpeNYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kelly R EvensonDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Terry T-K HuangCenter for Systems and Community Design, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. terry.huang@sph.cuny.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-5187

Funding

Physical Activity and Redesigned Community Spaces (PARCS) Study Diversity SupplementR01CA206877 · NCI · GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICY · PI HUANG, TERRY T-K · 2016 to 2020
$3.0M
CDC HHS U48DP006396NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006396NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006778NCI NIH HHS R01 CA206877NCI NIH HHS R01CA206877New York State Health Foundation #16-04236Robert Wood Johnson Foundation E4A Grant #76473
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Abstract

Despite increasing interest in the role of parks on children's health, there has been little empirical research on the impact of park interventions. We used a quasi-experimental pre-post study design with matched controls to evaluate the effects of park redesign and renovation on children's health-related quality of life (QoL) in underserved neighborhoods in New York City, with predominantly Hispanic and Black populations. Utilizing longitudinal data from the Physical Activity and Redesigned Community Spaces (PARCS) Study, we examined the parent-reported health-related QoL of 201 children aged 3-11 years living within a 0.3-mile radius of 13 renovated parks compared to 197 children living near 11 control parks before and after the park intervention. Health-related QoL was measured using a modified version of the KINDL questionnaire that assessed children's physical and emotional well-being, self-esteem, and well-being in home, peer, and school functioning. Linear mixed regression model was used to examine the difference in difference (DID) between the intervention vs. control group for QoL. We found a significant differential improvement in the physical well-being subscale of KINDL in the intervention vs. control group (DID = 6.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.85-11.85, p = 0.024). The effect was particularly strong among girls (DID = 7.88, p = 0.023) and children of the lowest socio-economic background (p < 0.05). No significant DID was found in other KINDL domains. Our study indicated a beneficial impact of improving park quality on the physical well-being of children residing in underserved neighborhoods. These findings lend support for investments in neighborhood parks to advance health equity.

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Child HealthEnvironment DesignParks, RecreationalQuality of LifeChildChild, PreschoolExerciseFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNeighborhood CharacteristicsNew York CitySurveys and QuestionnairesBuilt environmentChildrenParksPhysical well-beingQuality of life

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PMID39821847
PMCPMC11865369

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