BACKGROUND: Many assume that improving the quality and the perceived safety of
facilities in parks and recreation centers is critical to attracting more users and increasing …

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 …

Park-based physical activity is a promising means to satisfy current physical activity
requirements. However, there is little research concerning what park environmental and …

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 …

Objectives. We studied whether park size, number of features in the park, and distance to a
park from participants' homes were related to a park being used for physical activity …

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 …

Despite widespread knowledge that physical activity is a valuable mechanism for preventing
many lifestyle diseases, data from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System …

This study sought to evaluate the impact of street crossing infrastructure modifications on
park use and park-based physical activity in a low-income and African American community …

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

OBJECTIVES: There is a need for understanding how physical environmental changes
impact physical activity (PA) levels within a population. We examined visitation and PA …