Physical inactivity is one of the most important public health issues in the US and
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …

The rapidly growing and evolving literature on the social environment and its influence on
health outcomes currently lacks a clear taxonomy of dimensions of the social environment …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

ObjectiveThrough a literature review, we investigated the geographic information systems
(GIS) methods used to define the food environment and the types of spatial measurements …

Retail food environments are increasingly considered influential in determining dietary
behaviours and health outcomes. We reviewed the available evidence on associations …

CONTEXT: The GPS represents an innovative way to objectively assess the spatial locations
of physical activity behavior. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the …

Defining “neighborhoods” is a bedeviling challenge faced by all studies of neighborhood
effects and ecological models of social processes. Although scholars frequently lament the …

Built environments that support walking and other physical activities have the potential to
reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD). Walkable neighborhoods—characterized by density …

Purpose Findings are reported from the original study that supported the creation and
validation of the current road network-based (“Street Smart”) version of Walk Score. It shows …

Numerous studies have examined the association between the surrounding neighborhood
environment and physical activity levels in adolescents. Many of these studies use a road …