Advocacy Update: Linking Health to Parks and Recreation

Public health surveillance systems, such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey (YMCLS), Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) and National Household Transportation Surv...

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Published in:Parks & recreation (Arlington, Va.) Va.), 2006-12, Vol.41 (12), p.14
Main Author: Monica Hobbs Vinluan
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Community Relations
Conferences (Gatherings)
Disease control
Federal funding
Health Behavior
Land Acquisition
Longitudinal Studies
Opportunities
Physical Environment
Public health
Public lands
Quality of Life
Recreation
Research Methodology
State Aid
Surveillance
Water conservation
Wellness
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Summary:Public health surveillance systems, such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey (YMCLS), Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) and National Household Transportation Survey (NHTS), can monitor the precursors of changes in physical activity behaviors as they correlate with various alterations in the built environment brought on by development or policy decisions.
ISSN:0031-2215