Background Parks are key community assets for physical activity, but some evidence
suggests these resources are not equitably distributed. Purpose This study examined …

Background Though park presence and access disparities are well studied for their
associations with physical activity (PA), disparities in the availability and quality of amenities …

Known associations between the built environment and health outcomes have accelerated
research examining racial/ethnic and income disparities in access to parks and other …

Public parks are key community resources that can promote health. Some research has
examined whether parks are equitably dispersed across neighborhoods of varying …

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 …

Racial-ethnic disparities in physical activity present important challenges to population
health. Public parks provide access to free or low-cost physical activity opportunities, but it is …

Parks can be an important, low-cost neighborhood resource to increase physical activity and
reduce overweight and obesity. The quality of parks, however, may impact use. This study …

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 …

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that access to parks in New York City is not
equitable across racial and ethnic categories. It builds on previous research that has linked …

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 …