Where they live, how they play: Neighborhood greenness and outdoor physical activity among preschoolers

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Grigsby Toussaint, Diana S ^a   Chi, Sang Hyun ^a   Fiese, Barbara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Greenness; Neighborhoods; Physical activity; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHILD CARE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NDVI; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARENTAL CARE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 83355161435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-66     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health, United States, 2008 with chart book on trends on the health of Americans 2008, Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2. Must A, Strauss RS. Risks and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity. Int J Obes 1999, 23(2):2-11.
3. Institute of Medicine (IOM) Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies 2011, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, Institute of Medicine (IOM).
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Obesity-United States, 1988-2008. MMWR 2011, (Suppl 60):73-77. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
5. Ogden C, Carrol M. Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2007-2008 2010, National Center for Health Statistics., http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_child_07_08/obesity_child_07_08.htm
6. Visser M, Bouter LM, Mcquilklan GM, Wener MH, Harris TB. Low-grade systemic inflammation in overweight children. Pediatrics 2001, 107(1):E13.
7. de la Eva R, Baur L, Donaghue K, Waters K. Metabolic correlates with obstructive sleep apnea in obese subjects. J Pediatr 2002, 140(6):654-659.
8. Smith C. Understanding childhood obesity 1999, Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.
9. Dietz WH. Health consequences of obesity in youth: childhood predictors of adult disease. Pediatrics 1998, 101(3):518-525.
10. Freedman D, Khan L, Serdula M, Dietz W, Srinivasan S, Berenson G. The relation of childhood BMI to adult adiposity: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Pediatrics 2005, 115:22-27.
11. Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Council on School Health Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity through increased physical activity. Pediatrics 2006, 117:1834-1842. Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Council on School Health.
12. Timmons BW, Naaylor PJ, Pfeiffer KA. Physical Activity for preschool children-how much and how?. Appl Physiol Nutr Me 2007, 32:S122-134.
13. McCurday LE, Winterbottom KE, Mehta SS, Roberts JR. Using Nature and Outdoor Activity to Improve Children's Health. Curr Prob Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2010, 40(5):102-117.
14. Bell JF, Wilson JS, Liu GC. Neighborhoods greenness and 2-year changes in body mass index of children and youth. Am J Prev Med 2008, 35(6):547-553.
15. Liu GC, Wilson JS, Qi R, Ying J. Green neighborhoods, food retail and childhood overweight: differences by population density. Am J Health Promot 2007, (Suppl 4):317-325.
16. Dyment JE, Bell AC. Grounds for movement: Green school grounds as sites for promoting physical activity. Health Educ Res 2008, 23(6):952-962.
17. Cleland V, Crawford D, Baur LA, Hume C, Timperio A, Salmon JA. A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight. Int J Obes 2008, 32:1685-1693.
18. Burdette HL, Whitaker RC. Parental report of outdoor playtime as a measure of physical activity in preschool aged children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004, 158(4):46-50.
19. Oliver M, Schofield G, Kolt G. Physical activity in preschoolers. Sports Med 2007, 37:1045-1070.
20. Gustafson S, Rhodes R. Parental correlates of child and early adolescent physical activity: A review. Sports Med 2006, 36:79-97.
21. Rhodes R, Naylor R, McKay H. Pilot study of a family physical activity planning intervention among parents and their children. J Behav Med 2010, 33:91-100.
22. Campbell K, Waters E, O'Meara S, Summerbell C. Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood. A systematic review. Obesity rev 2001, 2:149-157.
23. Harrison K, Bost K, McBride B, Donovan S, Grigsby-Toussaint D, Kim J, Liechty J, Wiley A, Teran-Garcia M, Jacobsohn G. Toward a developmental conceptualization of contributors to weight imbalance in childhood: The Six-Cs model. Child Dev Perspect 2010, 5(1):50-58.
24. Hu D, Wang CL. GPS-Based Location Extraction and Presence Management for Mobile Instant Messenger. Lect Notes Comput Sc 2007, 4808:309-320.
25. Mašková Z, Zemek F, Květ J. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in the management of mountain meadows. Boreal Environ Res 2008, 13:417-432.
26. Landsat-7 Science Data Users Handbook. Greenbelt 2005, MD: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Williams D., http://landsathandbook.gsfc.nasa.gov/pdfs/Landsat7_Handbook.pdf
27. Roerink GJ, Menenti M, Verhoef W. Reconstructing cloudfree NDVI composites using Fourier analysis of time series. Int J Remote Sensing 2000, 21(9):1911-1917.
28. Holben BN. Characteristics of maximum-value composite images from temporal AVHRR data. Int J Remote Sensing 1986, 7(11):1417-1434.
29. Whitsel E, Guibrera M, Smith R, Catellier D, Liao D, Henley A, Heiss G. Accuracy of commercial geocoding: aassessment and implications. Epidemiol Perspect Innov 2006, 3:8.
30. Veitch J, Bagley S, Ball K, Salmon J. Where do children usually play? A qualitative study of parents' perceptions of influences on children's active free-play. Health and Place 2006, 12(4):383-393.
31. Sallis JF, Nader PR, Broyles SL, Berry CC, Elder JP, McKenzie TL, Nelson JA. Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American preschool children. Health Psychol 1993, 12:390-398.
32. StataCorp Stata Statistical Software Version 11 Texas 2009, College Station TX: Stata Corporation, StataCorp.
33. National Association for Sport and Physical Education Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children From Birth to Age 5 2010, 2, Retrieved August 1, 2011 from, http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalGuidelines/ActiveStart.cfm, National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
34. Kuo FE, Taylor AF. A Potential Natural Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a National Study. Am J Public Health 2004, 94(9):1580-1586.
35. Cleland V, Timperio A, Salmon J, Hume C, Telford A, Crawford D. A Longitudinal Study of the Family Physical Activity Environment and Physical Activity Among Youth. Am J Health Promot 2011, 25(3):159-167.
36. Hinkley T, Crawford D, Salmon J, Okely A, Hesketh K. Preschool children and physical activity: A review of correlates. AJPM 2009, 35(5):435-441.
37. Trost SG, Sirad JR, Dowda M, Pfieiffer KA, Pate RR. Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children. IJO 2003, 27:834-839.
38. Oliver M, Schluter PJ, Schofield N. A new approach for the analysis of accelerometer data measured on preschool children. J Phys Act Health 2011, 8(2):296-304.
39. Bailey RC, Olson J, Pepper SL, Porszaz J, Barstow TL, Cooper DM. The level and tempo of children's physical activities: An observational study. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1995, 27:1033-1041.
40. Sallo M, Silla R. Physical activity with moderate to vigorous intensity in preschool and firstgrade schoolchildren. Pediatr Exerc Sci 1997, 9:44-54.
41. Spence J, Cutumisu N, Edwards J, Evans J. Influence of neighbourhood design and access to facilities on overweight among preschool children. Int J Pediatr Obes 2008, 3:109-116.
42. Finn K, Johannsen N, Specker B. Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Preschool Children. J Pediatr 2003, 140(1):81-85.
43. Tzoulas K, Korpela K, Venn S, Yli-Pelkonen V, Kazmierczak A, Niemela J, James P. Promoting eco system and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review. Landscape and Urban Planning 2007, 81:167-178.