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Obtaining Longitudinal Built Environment Data Retrospectively across 25 years in Four US Cities
Frontiers in public health, v 4, pp 65-65
19 Apr 2016
PMID: 27148512
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Abstract
Background: Neighborhood transportation infrastructure and public recreational facilities are theorized to improve the activity, weight, and cardiometabolic profiles of individuals living in close proximity to these resources. However, owing to data limitations, there has not been adequate study of the influence of timing and placement of new infrastructure on health over time.
Methods: This protocol details methods of the four cities study to perform retrospective field audits in order to capitalize on existing longitudinal health data from the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study. We developed and verified measures of recreation facilities (trails, parks) and transportation infrastructure (bus, light rail, bicycle parking, bicycle paths) in Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA (USA). We identify introductions, renovations, and closures between 1985 and 2010 to develop measures of facility and infrastructure change. Ultimately, these data were linked to CARDIA sites' respondents' geographic locations over the 25-year study period to examine associations with health behaviors and outcomes.
Results: Data available for retrospective audits was inconsistent by city, primarily due to record-keeping differences. We found large increases in bicycle infrastructure, with the exception of Birmingham, AL, USA. Excluding the addition of a new rail line in Minneapolis, MN, USA, few changes occurred in bus service, rail, and parks.
Conclusion: Our method represents innovation toward the collection of retrospective neighborhood data for use in longitudinal analyses. The data produced give insight into the way neighborhood infrastructure has changed over time and the potential relationship between these changes and health behaviors.
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- Title
- Obtaining Longitudinal Built Environment Data Retrospectively across 25 years in Four US Cities
- Creators
- Jana A. Hirsch - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKatie A. Meyer - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMarc Peterson - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDaniel A. Rodriguez - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillYan Song - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKe Peng - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJun Huh - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPenny Gordon-Larsen - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in public health, v 4, pp 65-65
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media Sa
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- HHSN268201300029C / Kaiser Foundation Research Institute P30ES010126 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01-HL114091 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) AG0005 / NHLBI; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) P2CHD050924 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) HHSN268201300028C / University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota System NHLBI; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) AG0005 / NIA; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) HHSN268 201300027C / Northwestern University R01HL114091 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) T32-HD007168 / Population Research Training grant by NICHD P2C-HD050924 / Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) P30-ES010126 / UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS), University of North Carolina from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) P30DK056350 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) P30-DK56350 / Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC), University of North Carolina from National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) HHSN268201300025C; HHSN268201300026C / University of Alabama at Birmingham HHSN268200900041C / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000408268300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85014595790
- Other Identifier
- 991019205805404721
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