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Parental Mapping of Danger

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Project Summary: 

This project studied possible associations between parental perceptions of neighborhood safety and their children’s physical activity. Phone interviews were conducted with 201 parents and their 10–13-year-old children. All participants were members of Kaiser Permanente health plans. The project was a collaboration between UC Berkeley and Kaiser’s Division of Research.

Policy, Practice or Research Impacts: 

This is one of few studies to look at correlations between parents’ and children’s perceptions of their neighborhoods and to investigate the built environment and social context variables related to physical activity in children. The study can help to guide policy changes in an area of great interest (childhood obesity) to researchers, policy makers, and the public.

Project Type: 
Qualitative Research
Topics: 
Activity
Environmental Health
Parenting
Populations: 
Infants
Contact Person: 
Elaine Kurtovich
Contact Person's Email Address: 
elainek@berkeley.edu
Department/Center: 
Health Research for Action, UC Berkeley
Principal Investigators: 
Professor William Satariano
Funder/Client: 
National Institute of Mental Health, Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Program.
Publication Date: 
2011

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