Park use is associated with less sedentary time among low-income parents and their preschool child: The NET-Works study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parks are an important component of the neighborhood environment, and their presence is believed to support higher levels of physical activity among residents. The present study examined park use frequency among a sample of 534 low-income parents of preschool aged children. Associations with child and parent physical activity, neighborhood characteristics and physical characteristics of the block immediately surrounding the home were examined.

Methods

Data are from baseline measurements completed in 2012-2014 as part of larger study (NET-Works: Now Everybody Together for Amazing and Healthy Kids) targeting low-income preschool children and their parents (N = 534 parent-child dyads). Physical activity was measured in parent and child using accelerometry. P

SUBMITTER: French SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5114687 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature