Influence of school environments on childhood obesity in California

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 166; pp. 100 - 107
• Main Authors: Ortega Hinojosa, Alberto M., MacLeod, Kara E., Balmes, John, Jerrett, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Built environment; CALIFORNIA; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; HEALTH HAZARDS; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MONITORING; Obesity; PUBLIC HEALTH; Schools; Social environment; Surveillance; Social environment; Obesity; Built environment; Surveillance; Schools

To conduct a state-wide examination of public schools and the school neighborhood as potential targets for environmental public health tracking to address childhood obesity. We examined the relationship of social and physical environmental attributes of the school environment (within school and neig...