Causal evidence for the built environment's role in supporting physical activity is needed to
inform land use and transportation policies. This quasi-longitudinal residential relocation …

Background: The existing environment literature separately emphasizes the importance of
neighborhood walkability and greenness in enhancing health and wellbeing. Thus, a …

Background Physical inactivity is a major public health concern. Natural, or semi-natural,
environments may encourage physical activity, but the influences of socio-economic factors …

Background Both physical exercise and the built environment are associated with
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Yet, the influence of the multiple dimensions of the built …

Objective To determine whether neighbourhood walkability is associated with clinical
measures of obesity, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia in an urban adult …

Abstract Background Low-income African American adults are disproportionately affected by
obesity and are also least likely to engage in recommended levels of physical activity (Flegal …

The impact of objective and subjective environmental factors on health outcomes has been
a topic of significant debate, with a growing body of research acknowledging the role of a …

Introduction: Evidence to date suggests that the built environment has the potential to
facilitate and even discourage physical activity. A limitation of previous reviews is that they …

Recent research suggests that urban greenness has important beneficial effects on health.
While some epidemiological studies have investigated associations between measures of …

Background Evidence-based metrics are needed to inform urban policy to create healthy
walkable communities. Most active living research has developed metrics of the …