title: The development of a data model for research on the environmental correlates of physical inactivity and obesity.
abstract: Development of information systems to support research on environmental correlates of physical activity and nutrition has to date been largely ad hoc and driven by single research project requirements. In this rapidly growing field, research databases are becoming increasingly complex as researchers attempt to model the impact of multiple aspects of the environment such as neighborhood characteristics, site and building design, and nutritional environments on both aggregate and individual level measures of physical activity and weight. The presentation reports on the initial implementation of a logical data model in the context of an ongoing research program that is exploring the relation of neighborhood physical and demographic characteristics on physical activity levels measured in time and space.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Informatics Fellowships Program, Career Development Division, Office of Workforce and Career Development, and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rutt
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Saelens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lekiachvili
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods; D019992:Databases as Topic; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity; D011634:Public Health