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1. International variation in neighborhood walkability, transit, and recreation environments using geographic information systems: the IPEN adult study

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Adams, MA, Frank, LD, Schipperijn, J, Smith, G, Chapman, J, Christiansen, LB, Coffee, N, Salvo, D, du Toit, L, Dygryn, J, Ferreira Hino, AA, Lai, P-C, Mavoa, S, David Pinzon, J, Van de Weghe, N, Cerin, E, Davey, R, Macfarlane, D, Owen, N, Sallis, JF, Adams, MA, Frank, LD, Schipperijn, J, Smith, G, Chapman, J, Christiansen, LB, Coffee, N, Salvo, D, du Toit, L, Dygryn, J, Ferreira Hino, AA, Lai, P-C, Mavoa, S, David Pinzon, J, Van de Weghe, N, Cerin, E, Davey, R, Macfarlane, D, Owen, N, and Sallis, JF

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BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends strategies to improve urban design, public transportation, and recreation facilities to facilitate physical activity for non-communicable disease prevention for an increasingly urbanized global population. Most evidence supporting environmental associations with physical activity comes from single countries or regions with limited variation in urban form. This paper documents variation in comparable built environment features across countries from diverse regions. METHODS: The International Physical Activity and the Environment Network (IPEN) study of adults aimed to measure the full range of variation in the built environment using geographic information systems (GIS) across 12 countries on 5 continents. Investigators in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States followed a common research protocol to develop internationally comparable measures. Using detailed instructions, GIS-based measures included features such as walkability (i.e., residential density, street connectivity, mix of land uses), and access to public transit, parks, and private recreation facilities around each participant's residential address using 1-km and 500-m street network buffers. RESULTS: Eleven of 12 countries and 15 cities had objective GIS data on built environment features. We observed a 38-fold difference in median residential densities, a 5-fold difference in median intersection densities and an 18-fold difference in median park densities. Hong Kong had the highest and North Shore, New Zealand had the lowest median walkability index values, representing a difference of 9 standard deviations in GIS-measured walkability. CONCLUSIONS: Results show that comparable measures can be created across a range of cultural settings revealing profound global differences in urban form relevant to physical activity. These measures allow cities to b

Published
2014

2. Built environment correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults: A comparative review between high and low-middle income countries.

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Cleland C, Reis RS, Ferreira Hino AA, Hunter R, Fermino RC, Koller de Paiva H, Czestschuk B, and Ellis G

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Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Global Health, Humans, Leisure Activities, Middle Aged, Walking, Built Environment, Exercise physiology, Income statistics & numerical data, Sedentary Behavior
Published
2019
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3. Results from a psychometric assessment of a new tool for measuring evidence-based decision making in public health organizations.

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Stamatakis KA, Ferreira Hino AA, Allen P, McQueen A, Jacob RR, Baker EA, and Brownson RC

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Adult, Chronic Disease therapy, Evidence-Based Practice, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Humans, Information Dissemination methods, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, United States, Young Adult, Decision Making, Program Evaluation methods, Public Health Administration methods, Public Health Administration standards, Surveys and Questionnaires standards
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Background: In order to better understand how to improve evidence-based decision making (EBDM) in state health departments, measurement tools are needed to evaluate changes in EBDM. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a new measurement tool to assess EBDM in public health practice settings., Methods: A questionnaire was developed, pilot-tested and refined in an iterative process with the input of public health practitioners with the aim of identifying a set of specific measures representing different components of EBDM. Data were collected in a national survey of state health department chronic disease practitioners. The final dataset (n=879) for psychometric testing was comprised of 19 EBDM items that were first examined using exploratory factor analysis, and then confirmatory factor analysis., Results: The final model from confirmatory factor analysis includes five latent factors representing components of EBDM: capacity for evaluation, expectations and incentives for EBDM, access to evidence and resources for EBDM, participatory decision making, and leadership support and commitment., Conclusions: This study addresses the need for empirically tested and theory-aligned measures that may be used to assess the extent to which EBDM is currently implemented, and further, to gauge the success of strategies to improve EBDM, in public health settings. This EBDM measurement tool may help identify needed supports for enhanced capacity and implementation of effective strategies., Competing Interests: None of the authors have financial or non-financial competing interests., (Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

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2017
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4. Assessing physical activity in public parks in Brazil using systematic observation.

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Parra DC, McKenzie TL, Ribeiro IC, Ferreira Hino AA, Dreisinger M, Coniglio K, Munk M, Brownson RC, Pratt M, Hoehner CM, and Simoes EJ

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Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Brazil, Child, Female, Health Services Research, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Observer Variation, Program Evaluation methods, Research Design, Research Personnel education, Time Factors, Urban Health statistics & numerical data, Data Collection methods, Exercise, Health Promotion organization & administration, Observation methods, Public Facilities statistics & numerical data, Recreation
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Objectives: We assessed park use in Recife, Brazil, and differences in physical activity and occupation rates in public parks with and without the Academia da Cidade Program (ACP), which provides cost-free, supervised physical activity classes., Methods: We used the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) in 128 targeted areas in 10 park sites (5 ACP sites, 5 non-ACP sites) to obtain data on the number of users and their physical activity levels and estimated age. Each area was assessed 4 times a day for 11 days over a 4-week period., Results: A total of 32 974 people were observed during 5589 observation visits to target areas. People using ACP parks were more likely to be seen engaging in moderate-to-vigorous (64% vs 49%) and vigorous (25% vs 10%) physical activity. Relatively more participants in ACP sites than in non-ACP sites were females (45% vs 42% of park users) and older adults (14.7% vs 5.7% of park users)., Conclusions: On the basis of systematic observation, ACP appears to be a useful strategy in promoting park use and physical activity among the population in Recife.

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2010
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