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Observational studyBMC pediatrics2026

Urban park use and children's physical activity in Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota: Parks and Recreation for Kids Study (PARKS).

Simone A French, Daheia J Barr-Anderson, Susan M Mason, Natalie Scholz, Katherine R Hendel, Nancy E Sherwood, Dawn Nederhoff

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Observational study in BMC pediatrics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05231827, which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Simone A FrenchSchool of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA. frenc001@umn.edu.
Daheia J Barr-AndersonCollege of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 8844 Craver Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA.
Susan M MasonSchool of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Natalie ScholzSchool of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Katherine R HendelSchool of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Nancy E SherwoodSchool of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
Dawn NederhoffSchool of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.

Funding

Neighborhood Park Youth Sports Program Fee Waiver and Intensive Family Outreach to Promote Physical Activity in Low-Income Children Ages 6-12 YearsR01HL151429 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI FRENCH, SIMONE A. · 2021 to 2025
$3.7M
NIH HHS R01HL151429
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study examined urban park use and physical activity (PA) among diverse children to better understand the potential for park use to increase child PA and reduce early childhood cardiometabolic risk factors.

methodsCross-sectional data were collected (2022-2023) from 430 parent-child dyads who lived within a two-mile radius of one of 20 urban parks. Children ages 6-12 years wore an accelerometer for a minimum of 4 days (one weekend day and three weekdays) for ten hours each day to capture moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light and sedentary activity. Parents reported the child's past week PA and past year frequency of any park use. General linear models examined differences in child PA by any park use frequency.

resultsObjectively-measured child PA (MVPA, light and sedentary) was not significantly associated with any park use frequency during the past year. Parent-reported child PA was significantly higher among children who most frequently used parks during the past year (12 + park visits/month; active on an average 6.5 days per week (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 6.1, 6.9) compared with children whose park use was less frequent (0-4 park visits / month; active on average of 5.6 days per week (95% CI: 5.3, 6.0; p < 0.01).

conclusionsChild park use frequency was not associated with objectively-measured child PA but was significantly positively associated with parent report of child PA. Objective measures of individual child total daily PA paired with location data are needed to understand the incremental contribution of park use to child PA.

trial registrationNCT05231827.

Indexed as

ExerciseParks, RecreationalRecreationAccelerometryChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMinnesotaSedentary BehaviorUrban PopulationCardiometabolic healthChildrenParksPhysical activityRecreationUrban

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PMID42106654
PMCPMC13326426

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