Built Environment Assessment and Interventions for Obesity Prevention: Moving the Field Forward

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Built Environment Assessment and Interventions for Obesity Prevention: Moving the Field Forward

May 2015
May, 2015
Topic:
Transportation, Trails and Greenways, Pedestrian Facilities, Bike Facilities, Parks & Recreation, Parks, Trails and Greenways, Communities, Healthy Food Access
Population Served:
Unspecified
Location by State:
Outside of U.S., National
Study Type:
Measures
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Glanz, K., & Davis, E. L. (2015). Built Environment Assessment and Interventions for Obesity Prevention: Moving the Field Forward. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 613-614.

This paper is part of a special themed section in AJPM, funded by Active Living Research, Healthy Eating Research, and the University of Pennsylvania, highlighting outcomes from a Built Environment and Assessment Training (BEAT) Institute Think Tank meeting on the state of science and practice in environmental assessment.

 

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