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Research Results on Recreation Facilities, Parks, Playgrounds, Trails, and Open Space

. Giles-Corti B, Broomhall MH, Knuiman M, et al. Increasing walking: How important is distance to, attractiveness, and size of public open space? American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2005; 28(2S2): 169-176. . Survey data collected from 1773 adults who use public open space (POS) in Perth, Australia found that: .

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Research Results on Recreation Facilities, Parks, Playgrounds, Trails, and Open Space

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    1. Research Results on Recreation Facilities, Parks, Playgrounds, Trails, and Open Space Active Living Research www.activelivingresearch.org A national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Any of the slides contained in this set are available for public use. If you have comments or questions about a particular slide, please contact Debbie Lou at dlou@projects.sdsu.edu

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    3. People who live near more destinations, such as restaurants and shops, walk more often. They are also more likely to meet the daily physical activity recommendations. Pierce JR, Denison AV, Arif AA, Rohrer JE. Living near a trail is associated with increased odds of walking among patients using community clinics. Journal of Community Health, 2006; 31(4): 289-302.

    7. Data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (N=4010) show that certain adolescents are more likely to engage in regular physical activity and/or less likely to be inactive when they have access to safe parks

    9. Observations of children in the 2nd through 8th grades over two years in an inner-city New Orleans schoolyard* show that children are more likely to be very active in play areas with installed play structures than those with an open field

    10. SOPARC* observations of four suburban parks in the southeastern US found that park visitors are more likely to engage in vigorous physical activity when using courts, paths, and playgrounds

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