Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A Quasi-Experiment Using Electronic Health Record Data

Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A Quasi-Experiment Using Electronic Health Record Data

Introduction: Childhood obesity affects ~20% of children in the United States. Environmental influences, such as parks, are linked with increased physical activity (PA). Objective: To examine whether changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) z-score were associated with construction of a new park. Methods: A...

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Main Authors: TaShauna U. Goldsby, Brandon J. George, Valerie A. Yeager, Bisakha P. Sen, Alva Ferdinand, Devon M. T. Sims, Bryn Manzella, Asheley Cockrell Skinner, David B. Allison, Nir Menachemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
childhood obesity
built environment
quasi-experiment
electronic health records
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/4/411

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