Ensuring access to safe and affordable recreational spaces is vital for promoting well-being,
especially in underserved communities facing barriers to physical activity. Shared use …

Background/Purpose: Research suggests physical activity policy is emerging as an avenue
to target physical activity behaviors. While government and state organizations have …

Formal agreements that outline conditions for community use of school facilities represent a
potentially attractive approach to increasing access to places for physical activity in …

Although increasing community access to public schools through shared use agreements
(SUAs) has been a recommended strategy for promoting physical activity (PA) among …

Shared use agreements (SUA) could increase opportunities for physical activity (PA) in
under-resourced, urban areas. Despite recent investments in SUAs, the extent to which they …

Background and Purpose. The American Heart Association recommends community-based
research on shared use of physical activity (PA) spaces. Pasadena, a community in …

Most Americans are not sufficiently physically active, even though regular physical activity
improves health and reduces the risk of many chronic diseases. Those living in rural, non …

Methods Trained observers conducted school site observations after joint-use agreements
were implemented in 7 Los Angeles County school districts. All 7 districts had …

Background: Shared use agreements (SUA) that allow the use of public school facilities by
the community are recommended as a key public health strategy for increasing physical …

Local schools can promote positive social change through expanding shared use of their
facilities and campuses. This study investigates the merits of expanding shared use in an …