Neighbourhood environment facilitators and barriers to outdoor activity during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: A qualitative study

GR McCormack, J Petersen, C Naish, D Ghoneim… - Cities & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities have recommended outdoor
activity while physical distancing. Quantitative evidence demonstrates reductions in physical …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 and outdoor safety: Considerations for use of outdoor recreational spaces

S Freeman, A Eykelbosh - National Collaborating Centre for …, 2020 - ncceh.ca
Outdoor recreational spaces make important contributions to social well-being as well as
physical and mental health. During a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Urban park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted?

LR Larson, Z Zhang, JI Oh, W Beam… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic altered human behavior around the world. To maintain mental and
physical health during periods of lockdown and quarantine, people often engaged in …

Urban park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted? Front. Sustain

LR Larson, Z Zhang, JI Oh, W Beam, SS Ogletree… - Cities, 2022 - books.google.com
The COVID-19 pandemic altered human behavior around the world. To maintain mental and
physical health during periods of lockdown and quarantine, people often engaged in …

Bridging the built and social environments: a systematic review of studies investigating influences on physical activity

T Prochnow, LS Curran, C Amo… - Journal of Physical …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The purpose of this review was to examine articles assessing aspects of the
built and social environment simultaneously, and how these environments influence …

Leveraging built environment interventions to equitably promote health during and after COVID-19 in Toronto, Canada

N Hassen - Health Promotion International, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A key public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the mandate to stay home and
practice physical distancing. In Canada, with essential activities such as grocery shopping …

Healthy movement behaviours in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighbourhood environment

R Mitra, SA Moore, M Gillespie, G Faulkner… - Health & place, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper explores patterns of increased/decreased physical activity, sedentary and sleep
behaviours among Canadian children and youth aged 5-17 years during the COVID-19 …

The public realm during public health emergencies: exploring local level responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

A Wray, J Fleming, J Gilliland - Cities & health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The public realm is a well-recognized contributor to positive health and wellbeing. Public
parks and recreational spaces are now some of the main outlets for people to get outdoors …

Parks are critical urban infrastructure: Perception and use of urban green spaces in NYC during COVID-19

B Lopez - Preprints, 2020 - par.nsf.gov
Urban green spaces provide a range of environmental and health benefits, which may
become even more critical during times of crisis such as the current COVID-19 pandemic …

Designing pandemic resilient cities: Exploring the impacts of the built environment on infection risk perception and subjective well-being

B Ozbilen, G Akar - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities around the world explored ways
to slowdown the spread of the disease while maintaining the physical and mental health of …