Purpose. To assess the use of new pocket parks in low-income neighborhoods. Design. The
design of the study was a quasi-experimental post-test only comparison. Setting. Los …

Objectives. Parks provide places for people to experience nature, engage in physical
activity, and relax. We studied how residents in low-income, minority communities use …

Introduction An extensive infrastructure of neighborhood parks supports leisure time
physical activity in most US cities; yet, most Americans do not meet national guidelines for …

Objective To quantify the contribution of US neighborhood parks to the time spent in
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) by the local population. Methods …

OBJECTIVE: A physical activity disparity exists between rural and urban residents.
Community parks are resources for physical activity because they are publicly provided …

Background Physical inactivity is an important health risk factor that could be addressed at
the community level. Purpose The goal of the study was to determine whether using a …

Purpose. This study examined correlates of park-based physical activity (PA) among
children in neighborhood parks. Design. Direct observation was used to assess PA among …

BACKGROUND: Availability of parks is associated with higher levels of physical activity
among children and adolescents. Few studies examine actual park use and park-based …

Although physical activity can help mitigate or prevent multiple chronic diseases, most
people in the US, especially high-poverty minority groups, engage in insufficient levels of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess how park characteristics and demographic factors are associated
with park use. METHODS: We studied a diverse sample of parks in a Southern California …