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 …

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 …

PURPOSE: Although several studies have identified a positive association between
recreational facility availability and physical activity, few have examined facility attributes …

Teens living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income households are
unlikely to have a safe park near their home and are more likely to get less physical activity …

Introduction Physical inactivity is more prevalent among women than men and is related to
poor health outcomes. Neighborhood parks constitute an important resource for physical …

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

Although research has documented the health benefits of physical activity and use of park
and recreational facilities, the relationships of these factors to healthcare costs remain …

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 …

Purpose To document park use and park and neighborhood environment characteristics in
rural communities, and to examine the relationship between park characteristics and park …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the availability and accessibility of
physical activity resources differed by neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) in a small …