Emerging issues in improving food and physical activity environments: strategies for addressing land use, transportation, and safety in 3 California-wide initiatives.
Mounting research has suggested linkages between neighborhood safety, community design, and transportation patterns and eating and activity behaviors and health outcomes. On the basis of a review of evaluation findings from 3 multisite healthy eating and activity initiatives in California, we provide an overview of 3 community process strategies-engaging local advocates, linking safety to health, and collaborating with local government officials-that may be associated with the successful development and implementation of long-term community-improvement efforts and should be explored further.
Aboelata
Manal J
MJ
Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA 94607, USA. manal@preventioninstitute.org
Navarro
Amanda M
AM
D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005523:Food Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012449:Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012922:Social Change; D014186:Transportation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence