title: The sociodemographics of land use planning: relationships to physical activity, accessibility, and equity.
abstract: Little is known about relationships between attributes of land use plans and sociodemographic variations in physical activity (PA). This study evaluates associations between policy-relevant plan attributes, sociodemographic factors, and PA in North Carolina. Results suggest that land use plans that included non-automobile transportation improvements and more comprehensive policies to guide development were positively associated with both leisure and transportation-related PA. However, residents of counties with lower-income levels and higher proportions of non-white residents were less likely to have attributes supportive of PA included in their plans. Implications for transdisciplinary collaboration with respect to reducing health disparities are discussed.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Bank of America Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 137 East Franklin Street Suite 306, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. aytur@email.unc.edu
authors: Semra A
authors: SA
authors: Aytur
authors: Daniel A
authors: DA
authors: Rodriguez
authors: Kelly R
authors: KR
authors: Evenson
authors: Diane J
authors: DJ
authors: Catellier
authors: Wayne D
authors: WD
authors: Rosamond
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003710:Demography; D004779:Environment Design; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D009657:North Carolina; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012923:Social Class; D014186:Transportation; D016138:Walking