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Polanco, Victor M.

Latino perspectives and community environments: Encouraging physical activity for better health.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Latino perspectives and community environments: Encouraging physical activity for better health.
Author:	Polanco, Victor M.
Description:	209 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-11, Section: A, page: .
Notes:	Adviser: David E. Dowall.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International70-11A.
Subject:	Hispanic American Studies.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3383417
ISBN:	9781109487756

Latino perspectives and community environments: Encouraging physical activity for better health.
Polanco, Victor M.

Latino perspectives and community environments: Encouraging physical activity for better health. - 209 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-11, Section: A, page: .

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2009.

In the United States, most racial or ethnic minorities tend to be more physically inactive, more obese, and more likely to disproportionately suffer from chronic conditions associated with physical inactivity. Identifying environmental variables that can influence physical activity among these groups is a public health and city planning priority.

ISBN: 9781109487756Subjects--Topical Terms:

264310
Hispanic American Studies.

Latino perspectives and community environments: Encouraging physical activity for better health.
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520 $a The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which dominant planning concepts of neighborhood and walkability apply in two Latino majority neighborhoods by exploring the perception of neighborhood environmental correlates hypothesized to have an impact on adult physical activity levels.
520 $a The examination of neighborhood perceptions was conducted using a combination of complementary qualitative methods: photographs taken by the residents, neighborhood maps drawn by the residents, and a survey of respondents that included self-reported measures of height, weight, reasons for moving into the area, and physical activity (walking and biking).
520 $a A matched pairs design guided the selection of 80 participants from two San Francisco Bay Area neighborhoods with distinct urban forms. A "more walkable neighborhood" and a "less walkable neighborhood" were selected using a combination of geographic information systems (GIS) and Census 2000 databanks. A census tract in the City of South San Francisco became the "more walkable neighborhood" and a census tract in the city of Gilroy became the "less walkable neighborhood". This approach builds upon previous research that has applied measures of density, land-use diversity, and design to associate physical activity and built environments.
520 $a The results of this exploratory research suggest that dominant-planning concepts of neighborhood and walkability did not appear to apply in these two Latino majority communities. Regardless of neighborhood urban form, there were no significant differences in levels of physical activity and obesity rates between participants of the "less-walkable" neighborhood and the "more walkable" neighborhood. A more "walkable neighborhood" was not a critical factor in the decision to relocate to the area. These results however, should be interpreted with caution as the lack of statistical significance may be a sample size issue rather than anything intrinsically tied to the influence of built environments on walking or bicycling.
520 $a Further research is needed to uncover what particular built environment features may encourage involvement of physical activity among Latinos. Sensitivity to the built environment may vary with income and acculturation levels so distinguishing physical activity by type (leisure, occupational, transportation, household) and correlating it with time in the United States may also help clarify what environmental factors matter most for physical activity among this and other racial/ethnic minority groups. Such nuances of physical activity are rarely assessed and likely get washed over by treating everything in the aggregate.
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