Background Physical activity is a commonly prescribed medicine for people with conditions
such as obesity and diabetes who are also at increased risk of being hospitalized or …

Neighborhood effects on health research has grown over the past 20 years. While the
substantive findings of this literature have been published in systematic reviews, meta …

Although the pedestrian-friendly qualities of streetscapes promote walking, quantitative
understanding of streetscape functionality remains insufficient. This study proposed a novel …

Objectives: Social participation has been shown to improve health, well-being, and quality of
life in older adults. Previous reviews on social participation have been limited to identifying …

This chapter reviews the different pathways which cities are following to become more
accessible. By identifying the close link between transport and urban form based on global …

(1) Background: The aim of this study is to establish which specific elements of the built
environment can contribute to improving the physical activity of self-sufficient …

With fewer newborns and people living longer, older people are making up an increasing
fraction of the total population. Epidemiological evidence shows that older-age-related …

Neighborhood social and built environments have been recognized as important contexts in
which health is shaped. The authors reviewed the extent to which these neighborhood …

Older adults are a large but very inactive population group. Physical activity, especially
walking, has many important health benefits for older adults. This review describes the …

Optimal mobility, defined as relative ease and freedom of movement in all of its forms, is
central to healthy aging. Mobility is a significant consideration for research, practice, and …