Background and Objectives: Neighborhood environments may play a role in the
development of child obesity by providing or limiting opportunities for children to be …

Introduction It has been posited that policies to promote child health and prevent obesity
should target neighborhood environments but evidence on the impact of neighborhoods on …

Obesity prevalence among US children and adolescents has tripled in the past three
decades. Consequently, dramatic increases in chronic disease incidence are expected …

Background: Childhood obesity and its comorbidities have become major public health
challenges in the US. While previous studies have investigated the roles of land uses and …

BACKGROUND: Available studies of the built environment and the BMI of children and
youth suggest a contemporaneous association with neighborhood greenness in …

Despite evidence of the importance of neighborhood built environment features in relation to
physical activity and obesity, research has been limited in informing localized practice due to …

Objectives. We examined independent and synergistic effects of school and neighborhood
environments on preadolescent body mass index (BMI) to determine why obesity rates …

Background The built environment is an important contributor to childhood obesity; however,
large-scale and longitudinal studies designed to examine their associations remain limited …

Background: Childhood obesity increases the risk of obesity and harmful comorbidities later
in life. It is influenced by characteristics of a child's neighborhood, particularly among …

Objective This study aimed to estimate the effects of the built, social, and economic
environments on adolescent obesity and related behaviors. Methods Exploiting quasi …