This review critically summarizes the literature on neighborhood determinants of obesity and
proposes a conceptual framework to guide future inquiry. Thirty-seven studies met all …

To map out area effects on health research, this study had the following aims:(1) to inventory
multilevel investigations of area effects on self rated health, cardiovascular diseases and risk …

Background: The provision of green spaces is an important health promotion strategy to
encourage physical activity and to improve population health. Green space provision has to …

Physical inactivity is a major global public health issue associated with a range of chronic
disease outcomes. As such, the underlying motivation and barriers to whether or not an …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify individual, social, and environmental
contributors (mediators) to individual-and area-level differences in leisure-time physical …

Background: Poor diet and physical inactivity are leading modifiable causes of death and
disease. Advances in artificial intelligence technology present tantalizing opportunities for …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether neighborhood walkability (higher residential density,
land use mix, street connectivity) is positively associated with physical activity in Belgian …

This study examined the relations between neighbourhood socio-economic status and
features of public open spaces (POS) hypothesised to influence children's physical activity …

OBJECTIVES: To understand the patterning of greenspace provision and use by area
deprivation, and determine how deprivation moderates relationships with physical activity …

The majority of older people in the UK are not sufficiently active. Since physical inactivity is a
very common, yet preventable, health risk, promoting an active lifestyle is considered one of …