Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

Method Included in this review were 13 reviews published between 2002 and 2006 and 29
original studies published in 2005 and up through May 2006. Results were summarized …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Supportive built environments for walking are
linked to higher rates of walking and physical activity, but little is known about this …

OBJECTIVES: Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local
walking, yet the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received …

Background Despite its health benefits, physical inactivity is pervasive, particularly among
those living in lower-income urban communities. In such settings, neighborhood safety may …

Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the influence of the
built environment (BE) on the physical activity (PA) of adults in rural settings. Data Source …

This paper looks at pedestrian travel in Atlanta by US youths aged 5–18 years.
Relationships between five urban form variables and walking in specific demographic …

OBJECTIVES: Initial studies demonstrate the need for further investigation of how the
association of built environment with physical activity and BMI may differ by …

CONTEXT: An overall understanding of environmental factors that affect weight-related
behaviors and outcomes in African American adults is limited. This article presents a …

OBJECTIVES: To study which individual characteristics and environmental factors correlate
with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors predicts development of …