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Urban environment interventions linked to the promotion of physical activity: a mixed methods study applied to the urban context of Latin America
Social science & medicine (1982), v 131, pp 18-30
01 Apr 2015
PMID: 25748111
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Abstract
This study summarizes the evidence from quantitative systematic reviews that assessed the association between urban environment attributes and physical activity. It also documents sociopolitical barriers and facilitators involved in urban interventions linked with active living in the ten most populated urban settings of Latin America. The synthesis of evidence indicates that several attributes of urban environments are associated with physical activity, including land-use mix and cycling infrastructure. The documentary analysis indicated that despite the benefits and opportunities provided by the programs and existing infrastructure in the examined cities, an overall concern is the rising inequality in the coverage and distribution of the initiatives in the region. If these programs and initiatives are to achieve a real population level effect that helps to reduce health disparities, they need to examine their social and spatial distribution within the cities so they can reach underserved populations and develop to their full potential.
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- Title
- Urban environment interventions linked to the promotion of physical activity: a mixed methods study applied to the urban context of Latin America
- Creators
- Luis F Gomez - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaRodrigo Sarmiento - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaMaria Fernanda Ordoñez - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaCarlos Felipe Pardo - Fundación Despacio, ColombiaThiago Hérick de Sá - Universidade de São PauloChristina H Mallarino - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaJ Jaime Miranda - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaJaneth Mosquera - Universidad del ValleDiana C Parra - Washington University in St. LouisRodrigo Reis - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáD Alex Quistberg - Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
- Publication Details
- Social science & medicine (1982), v 131, pp 18-30
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- T32 HD057822 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000352327400003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84924192175
- Other Identifier
- 991021966369404721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical