OBJECTIVES: To classify types of neighborhood environment and to examine the gender-
specific cross-sectional associations between these neighborhood types and adolescents' …

Purpose. To examine associations between children's perceptions of the neighborhood
environment and walking and physical activity. Design. Cross-sectional study of a school …

Background Neighborhood perceived/built environment and physical activity (PA)
associations have been examined for adolescents around homes, but not surrounding …

Background: A physical activity transition to declining activity levels, even among children,
now poses a serious public health concern because of its contribution to a rising prevalence …

Background: Neighborhoods are one setting to promote children's physical activity. This
study examined associations between neighborhood features and children's physical …

Purpose: The goal of this research is to examine the extent to which facets of neighborhood
sociodemographic contexts influence individual-level physical activity (PA) among youth …

Environmental factors may have an important influence on children's physical activity, yet
children's perspectives of their home and neighborhood environments have not been widely …

Purpose. To examine whether residing in a community designed to promote physical activity
moderates the relationship between parent perceptions of the neighborhood and general …

Background: Increased physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among children are a
global health concern. Purpose: Examine associations between parents' perceived …

The purposes of this study were to examine perceptions of places to play and be physically
active among children from two different urban neighborhoods, and evaluate these …