Contribution of public parks to physical activity

DA Cohen, TL McKenzie, A Sehgal… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
… contribute to physical activity. … In 8 public parks, we used direct observation to document
the number, gender, race/ethnicity, age group, and activity level of park users 4 times per day, 7 …

The significance of parks to physical activity and public health: a conceptual model

AL Bedimo-Rung, AJ Mowen, DA Cohen - American journal of preventive …, 2005 - Elsevier
… -based physical activity is a promising means to satisfy current physical activity requirements…
and policy characteristics might enhance physical activity levels. This study proposes a …

Public parks and physical activity among adolescent girls

DA Cohen, JS Ashwood, MM Scott, A Overton… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
… between parks and physical activity may be higher for males than we have seen for
females. Our findings indicate that the presence of parks is associated with physical activity. …

Assessing physical activity in public parks in Brazil using systematic observation

DC Parra, TL McKenzie, IC Ribeiro… - … journal of public …, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
physical activity and occupation rates in public parks with and without the Academia da
Cidade Program (ACP), which provides cost-free, supervised physical activityphysical activity

Access to parks and physical activity: An eight country comparison

J Schipperijn, E Cerin, MA Adams, R Reis… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
… that researchers, planners and policy makers use the number of parks within 1 km travel
distance of homes as an objective indicator for park access in relation to physical activity. …

The first national study of neighborhood parks: Implications for physical activity

DA Cohen, B Han, CJ Nagel, P Harnik… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
parks supports leisure time physical activity in most US cities; yet, most Americans do not
meet national guidelines for physical activity. … cities, a list of public parks was retrieved, either …

Parks and physical activity: why are some parks used more than others?

DA Cohen, T Marsh, S Williamson, KP Derose… - Preventive …, 2010 - Elsevier
… The data reported in this paper are compiled from a series of observations of public parks
across diverse neighborhoods in a Southern California metropolitan area and surveys of park …

Environmental justice: a framework for collaboration between the public health and parks and recreation fields to study disparities in physical activity

WC Taylor, MF Floyd… - … of Physical Activity …, 2007 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Despite the importance of physical activity (PA) for good health, not all populations
have equal access to PA facilities and resources. This disparity is an environmental …

Association of park size, distance, and features with physical activity in neighborhood parks

AT Kaczynski, LR Potwarka… - … journal of public …, 2008 - ajph.aphapublications.org
… In one of their analyses using ratings of more than 500 public open spaces, the … any public
open space for physical activity in the past 2 weeks. However, they noted that larger public

Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda

MJ Koohsari, S Mavoa, K Villanueva, T Sugiyama… - Health & place, 2015 - Elsevier
… studies examining the influence of public open space on physical activity. However, the …
different aspects of public open space (eg, proximity, size, quality) and physical activity. These …