Associations between community programmes and policies and children's physical activity: the Healthy Communities Study

• Published in: Pediatric obesity Vol. 13; no. S1; pp. 72 - 81
• Main Authors: Pate, R. R., Frongillo, E. A., McIver, K. L., Colabianchi, N., Wilson, D. K., Collie‐Akers, V. L., Schultz, J. A., Reis, J., Madsen, K., Woodward‐Lopez, G., Berrigan, D., Landgraf, A., Nagaraja, J., Strauss, W. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Child; Children; Children & youth; Childrens health; Community; Cross-Sectional Studies; Exercise; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Obesity; obesity prevention programmes; Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control; Pediatrics; physical activity; Physical fitness; Prevention; Preventive Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Public Health - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Self Report; United States; United States; Children; community; obesity prevention programmes; physical activity

Summary Background Community initiatives to promote physical activity in children are common, but evidence supporting their effectiveness is limited. Objectives The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between community programmes and policies and children's physical activity...