Environmental Correlates of Recreational Walking in the Neighborhood

• Published in: American journal of health promotion Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 139 - 148
• Main Authors: Nehme, Eileen K., Oluyomi, Abiodun O., Calise, Tamara Vehige, Kohl, Harold W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2016; American Journal of Health Promotion
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Health; Crime; Cross-Sectional Studies; Environment Design; Environmental aspects; Exercise; Female; Health Behavior; Health promotion; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Neighborhoods; Recreation; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Speed limits; Surveys and Questionnaires; Texas; Walking; Walking - psychology; Walking - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Residence Characteristics; Geographical Information System; Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: behavioral; Health focus: fitness/physical activity; Prevention Research; Target population age: adults; Walking; Strategy: built environment; Recreation; Target population circumstances: geographic location; Research purpose: modeling/relationship testing; Adults; Setting: local community; Study design: nonexperimental

Purpose. To assess environmental correlates of neighborhood recreational walking. Design. The study used a cross-sectional survey. Setting. The study was conducted in the local community. Subjects. Participants were adults who recently relocated and walk for recreation in their current neighborhood....