Neighborhood Environment, Physical Activity and Obesity

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 44-53

  Poortinga, W ^a   Gebel, K ^b   Bauman, A ^b   Moudon, A V ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to amenities; Analysis grid for environments linked to obesity (ANGELO); Community health; Deprivation; Environmental interventions; Neighborhood environment; Neighborhood safety; Obesity; Obesogenic environments; Physical activity; Sedentary lifestyle; Social capital; Social networks and support; Urban form; Weight related behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911918888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00425-6     Document Type: Chapter

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