TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Promoting active community environments through land use and transportation planning
JO  - American journal of health promotion
A1  - Aytur, Semra A.
A1  - Rodriguez, Daniel A.
A1  - Evenson, Kelly R.
A1  - Catellier, D. J.
A1  - Rosamond, Wayne D.
SP  - 397
EP  - 407
VL  - 21
IS  - Suppl
N2  - PURPOSE: To examine the role of land use and transportation plans as policy instruments for promoting active community environments. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis using multilevel models to examine whether active community environment scores were associated with leisure and transportation-related physical activity (PA) and whether associations varied by household income. SETTING: 67 North Carolina counties SUBJECTS: Adults (n = 6694) from pooled 2000 and 2002 North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys. MEASURES: Active community environment scores, derived from a 2003 survey of planning directors, representing the presence of nonmotorized transportation improvements, mixed land use classification, and comprehensiveness of implementation tools. Dependent variables were self-reported PA measures from the BRFSS. Sociodemographic variables were derived from the 2000 U.S. Census of Population. RESULTS: After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, more favorable active community environment scores were significantly associated with leisure PA (p = .001), transportation PA (p < .01), bicycling (p < .05), walking 150 minutes/week (p < .001), and meeting PA recommendations (p < .0001). In stratified analyses, lower-income individuals (<$25, 000) living in high scoring counties were three times more likely to participate in transportation PA compared with those living in low scoring counties (95% confidence interval, 1.4, 7.3). CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies previously unexamined policy and institutional correlates of PA related to land use and transportation planning. Plans may provide a means to incorporate community support for active living into public policy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-1171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -