Deborah John, L. Andress, S. Aytur, Tina Dodge, J. Gustat, Clare Schuchardt-Vogt, R. E. Lee
{"title":"Scoping Conceptions of Equity: Reviewing a Decade of Physical Activity Research","authors":"Deborah John, L. Andress, S. Aytur, Tina Dodge, J. Gustat, Clare Schuchardt-Vogt, R. E. Lee","doi":"10.51250/jheal.v3i1.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v3i1.60","url":null,"abstract":"Lee and Cubbin’s (2009) call for a “socially just” Ecological Model of Physical Activity (EMPA) prompted an inquiry into physical activity (PA), active living (AL) research that advances social justice framed as a set of equity-centered principles for research. In response to the call, we conducted a scoping review to explore how PAAL research has operationalized equity to advance a socially-just EMPA. We searched for original research, published between 2010 and 2020, using key terms for ‘physical activity’ and ‘equity’ that produced 5,152 non-duplicated records. Title-abstract screening for exclusion/inclusion criteria disqualified 4,392 records. A review protocol and coding guide was developed, piloted, and revised by team members. The remaining 760 abstracts were reviewed and consensus coded for PA Variable (dependent or independent) and Factor (individual outcome or contextual exposure), Equity (population demographic or social-environmental determinant), and Social Ecological Milieu (SEM) (PAAL-specific or SEM-general policy, system, or environment (PSE) operations. Of the 463 studies selected, PA codified as an individual outcome (67%) more often than as a contextual-exposure (33%) factor. Equity codified more frequently as a population demographic (69%) rather than as a social-environmental determinant (31%). The SEM codified as PAAL-specific (44%) or as SEM-general (56%) PSE factors. Based on multistep study abstract reviews, the selected studies more often missed the opportunity to center equity in PAAL research by examining social, environmental, political, and systemic factors as institutionalized inequities at the root of PAAL disparities. We will not achieve a socially-just EMPA without shared conceptualizations of equity followed by intentional action.","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"3 1","pages":"7 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42313696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It’s Time to Move: Integrating Physical Activity Assessment, Prescription, and Referral through Policy and Systems Change","authors":"L. Whitsel, A. Bantham","doi":"10.51250/jheal.v3i1.65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v3i1.65","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"3 1","pages":"1 - 6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45251382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tsu-Yin Wu, Xining Yang, Vedhika Raghunathan, Meng Hu
{"title":"Parental Perceptions and Perceived Environmental Influences on Active Transport to School in U.S. Inner-City Neighborhoods: Through the Lens of Health Equity.","authors":"Tsu-Yin Wu, Xining Yang, Vedhika Raghunathan, Meng Hu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physical inactivity remains high amongst Asian American (AA) children. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program is a viable approach for increasing levels of physical activity by encouraging active transport to school (ATS). The objective of this study was to investigate the factors that affect ATS among Asian American children in inner-city schools. An adapted version of the national SRTS survey that measures socio-demographics, environmental factors, and parental perceptions toward school routes and transportation modes were administered in eight public schools in Hamtramck, Michigan. Multinominal logistic regression results indicated that the age of children, distance to school, perceived school encouragement, and parents' perceptions on safety were the predominant factors associated with Asian American children participating in ATS. The study is among the first to investigate underserved environmental and access factors that influence Asian American children's ATS patterns. Particularly, these findings showed that the safety perceptions of parents play a key role in affecting their decisions about ATS and should be considered in future interventions and programming designs to promote ATS.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"3 1","pages":"46-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/5b/ce/jheal-3-1-46.PMC10546939.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41156177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marisa McCormack, Michael Pratt, Terry L Conway, Kelli L Cain, Lawrence D Frank, Brian E Saelens, Karen Glanz, Britta A Larsen, Cinnamon S Bloss, Eric H Fox, James F Sallis
{"title":"Availability of Recreation Facilities and Parks In Relation to Adolescent Participation in Organized Sports and Activity Programs.","authors":"Marisa McCormack, Michael Pratt, Terry L Conway, Kelli L Cain, Lawrence D Frank, Brian E Saelens, Karen Glanz, Britta A Larsen, Cinnamon S Bloss, Eric H Fox, James F Sallis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most adolescents do not meet physical activity guidelines, so understanding facilitators and barriers is important. This study used surveys and geocoded location data to examine associations of availability of parks and recreation facilities with adolescent-reported participation in organized team sports and physical activity classes. The study was conducted with 928 adolescents aged 12-17 years, plus one parent/caretaker, recruited from two regions of the US. Adolescents' participation in teams and classes was positively associated with parents' perceptions of multiple available recreation environments, but not with objectively-measured availability. Having multiple nearby parks and recreation facilities may provide adolescents with more options for participating in preferred organized team sports and activity classes.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"3 1","pages":"19-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/53/2c/jheal-3-1-19.PMC10546936.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41164888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marisa K McCormack, Michael Pratt, T. Conway, K. Cain, L. Frank, B. Saelens, K. Glanz, Britta A Larsen, C. Bloss, Eric H. Fox, J. Sallis
{"title":"Availability of Recreation Facilities and Parks In Relation to Adolescent Participation in Organized Sports and Activity Programs","authors":"Marisa K McCormack, Michael Pratt, T. Conway, K. Cain, L. Frank, B. Saelens, K. Glanz, Britta A Larsen, C. Bloss, Eric H. Fox, J. Sallis","doi":"10.51250/jheal.v3i1.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v3i1.59","url":null,"abstract":"Most adolescents do not meet physical activity guidelines, so understanding facilitators and barriers is important. This study used surveys and geocoded location data to examine associations of availability of parks and recreation facilities with adolescent-reported participation in organized team sports and physical activity classes. The study was conducted with 928 adolescents aged 12–17 years, plus one parent/caretaker, recruited from two regions of the US. Adolescents’ participation in teams and classes was positively associated with parents’ perceptions of multiple available recreation environments, but not with objectively-measured availability. Having multiple nearby parks and recreation facilities may provide adolescents with more options for participating in preferred organized team sports and activity classes.","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"3 1","pages":"19 - 35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42575970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Renée Umstattd Meyer, Tyler Prochnow, Kelly R Ylitalo, Luis Gómez, Joseph R Sharkey
{"title":"Beyond Walking: An Assessment and Description of Streets as Potential Physical Activity Places in Low-Income Communities.","authors":"M Renée Umstattd Meyer, Tyler Prochnow, Kelly R Ylitalo, Luis Gómez, Joseph R Sharkey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Low-income communities often have fewer quality community-level physical activity places (PAPs) or resources (e.g., parks, playgrounds). When present, barriers like traffic, distance, and crime often prevent access. Creative solutions and better understanding of current and potential realistic PAPs are necessary for children and families to be active. Streets are rarely considered potential PAPs despite their ubiquity and accessibility. This article describes street segments as potential PAPs in two low-income Mexican-heritage <i>colonias</i> communities along the Texas-Mexico border. <i>Promotora</i>-researchers conducted PAP assessments of all street segments (n=867) in the two communities to describe the availability and quality of their physical activity features (e.g., basketball hoops, bicycles), amenities (e.g., paved driveways, yard space), and incivilities (e.g., vandalism, loose dogs). Streets in these communities did contain features and amenities associated with physical activity promotion. On average, street segments had 6.10 (SD=7.20) physical activity-promoting features, 27.65 (SD=27.30) physical activity-promoting amenities, and both were assessed as good-to-fair quality. Future physical activity programming should consider incorporating streets as potential PAPs to enhance physical activity and active play. Further, evaluating streets as PAPs in this way may provide insight into locations for temporary place-based programs such as Play Streets. Future research should also examine residents' perceptions of their streets as PAPs for safe physical activity and active play, not just as places to walk, and which PAP characteristics matter for safe physical activity and active play to occur on streets.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"2 3","pages":"126-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d7/c9/jheal-2-3-126.PMC10522000.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41176055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on Sedentary Behavior Among Chinese University Students: A Retrospectively-Matched Cohort Study.","authors":"Hongjun Yu, Yiling Song, Yangyang Wang, Xiaoxin Wang, Xiaolu Feng, Panpan Chen, Mingzhong Zhou, Xinyi Wen, Chen Fan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study was to estimate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on sedentary behavior (SB) for Chinese university students during the pandemic period, as well as explore how sedentary behavior changed as a function of sex.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an online questionnaire (the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire) on students from one university in China during the pandemic period (March 29-April 15, 2020) and students retrospectively recalled pre-pandemic physical activity levels (before January 26, 2020). Sedentary behavior was measured using the short version of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ). SB in a typical week during the COVID-19 pandemic period and before the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were measured based on SBQ. The data was analyzed using a paired-samples t-test. Chi-square tests were to compare categorical variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1487 (947 males & 513 females; Age 19.72± 1.32yr., BMI = 21.12 ± 4.50) participated in this study. Before the COVID-19-associated lockdown restriction, on weekdays, survey participants averaged engaged in 11.41 (SD =3.93) hours of SB, 10.97 (SD = 3.85) hours of SB in males, 12.25 (SD =3.94) hours of SB in females; on weekends, survey participants averaged engaged in 13.18 (SD =4.06) hours of SB, 12.74 (SD = 3.96) hours of SB in males, 14.04 (SD =4.11) hours of SB in females. During the COVID-19-associated lockdown restriction, on weekdays, survey participants averaged engaged in 13.34 (SD =3.78) hours of SB, 12.90 (SD = 3.67) hours of SB in males, 14.19 (SD =3.83) hours of SB in females; on weekends, survey participants averaged engaged in 14.48 (SD =3.93) hours of SB, 14.10 (SD = 3.81) hours of SB in males, 15.22 (SD =4.04) hours of SB in females. Overall, on weekdays, The COVID-19-associated lockdown restriction on average appeared to increase SB by 1.93 (16.91%↑, 95% CI = 1.74, 2.12) hours, an increase in daily total SB by 1.92 (17.50%↑, 95% CI = 1.92, 2.15) hours for males, and an increase 1.94 (15.84%↑, 95% CI = 1.62, 2.27) hours in females. On weekends, The COVID-19-associated lockdown restriction on average appeared to increase SB by 1.30 (9.86%↑, 95% CI = 1.12, 1.48) hours, an increase in daily total SB by 1.36 (10.68%↑, 95% CI = 1.13, 1.58) hours for males, and an increase 1.18 (8.40%↑, 95% CI = 0.87, 1.50) hours in females.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The COVID-19 restriction may lead to an increase in SB of Chinese university students. The total sedentary time of female students per week was higher than that of male students. Public policy action might be urgently needed to decrease the sedentary behavior of Chinese university students.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"2 3","pages":"142-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/16/5f/jheal-2-3-142.PMC10521997.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41163398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ann Pulling Kuhn, Hannah R Thompson, Collin A Webster, Charlene Burgeson, Jamie Chriqui, Tevin Okutoyi, Erin R Hager
{"title":"Physical Education Teachers' Perceived Effectiveness in Association with Student Attendance, Teacher Adaptability, External Educational Supports, and Teaching Format During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Ann Pulling Kuhn, Hannah R Thompson, Collin A Webster, Charlene Burgeson, Jamie Chriqui, Tevin Okutoyi, Erin R Hager","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spring 2020 pandemic-control policies included an abrupt shift to remote teaching, which may have affected physical education (PE) teachers' perceived effectiveness. This study examined K-12 PE teachers' perceived effectiveness in association with student attendance, teacher adaptability, PE supports, teaching format (in-person, remote synchronous, remote asynchronous, etc.), and teacher- and school-level demographics at three time points (pre-pandemic 2019-early 2020, Spring 2020, 2020-2021 school year). An electronic survey was developed by an expert panel and distributed to U.S. public school PE teachers (convenience sampling via school health-related organizations). For analyses, teacher perceived effectiveness was dichotomized (very/extremely effective= \"1\"; not at all/slightly/moderately effective= \"0\"). Logistic regression models assessed associations between perceived effectiveness and independent variables (student attendance, teacher adaptability, PE supports, teaching format, and demographic variables) at each time point. Respondents (<i>n</i>=134; <i>M</i> age=46) were mostly female (62%), general PE teachers (82%, versus adapted), had a graduate degree (66%), had >11 years of teaching experience (63%), and from 26 states. Perception of being very/extremely effective was highest pre-pandemic 2019-early 2020 (93%), lowest in Spring 2020 (12%), and recovered somewhat in 2020-2021 (45%). During the 2020-2021 school year, teachers had greater odds of perceiving they were more effective if they reported having higher student attendance (OR 1.06 [CI:1.02-1.09], <i>p</i>>.001) and higher adaptability (OR 1.22 [CI: 1.09-1.37], <i>p</i>>.001), adjusting for gender, education level, years of experience, grade level taught, and Title I status. Professional development opportunities are needed for remote teaching of PE to enhance teachers' adaptability and perceived effectiveness during potential future school closures.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"2 3","pages":"97-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c8/67/jheal-2-3-97.PMC10521999.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41142130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kate Olscamp, Laura Pompano, Katrina L Piercy, April Oh, Elizabeth Y Barnett, Morgan S Lee, Dena Gregory Fisher, Frances Bevington
{"title":"Understanding the Impact of Move Your Way Campaign Exposure on Key Physical Activity Outcomes - Results from a Multi-site Pilot Evaluation.","authors":"Kate Olscamp, Laura Pompano, Katrina L Piercy, April Oh, Elizabeth Y Barnett, Morgan S Lee, Dena Gregory Fisher, Frances Bevington","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Move Your Way® campaign was developed to encourage physical activity contemplators to get active. A pilot test of campaign implementation was conducted and evaluated in eight communities between March and October 2020. A web-based, cross-sectional survey of adults collected pilot campaign outcome data after campaign implementation. Differences in outcomes between exposed and unexposed groups across the communities were compared. A total of n = 5,140 responded to the survey. Across eight communities, those who reported campaign exposure had 7.2 (95% CI, 6.1-8.6) greater odds of being aware of the <i>Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans</i> (Guidelines) compared to unexposed respondents. Additionally, they had greater odds of identifying the correct aerobic and muscle-strengthening dosages and had 1.4 (95% CI, 1.1-1.6) greater odds of reporting meeting both the aerobic and muscle-strengthening Guidelines. In this pilot evaluation, reported exposure to Move Your Way is associated with higher odds of being aware of the Guidelines, knowing recommended dosages, likelihood of becoming more active in the future, higher physical activity self-efficacy, making a recent physical activity behavior change, and higher physical activity levels. The Move Your Way campaign can be used in communities to promote physical activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"2 3","pages":"113-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ff/01/jheal-2-3-113.PMC10521998.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41164885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kate Olscamp, Laura Pompano, Katrina L. Piercy, A. Oh, Elizabeth Y. Barnett, Morgan R Lee, D. Fisher, F. Bevington
{"title":"Understanding the Impact of Move Your Way Campaign Exposure on Key Physical Activity Outcomes – Results from a Multi-site Pilot Evaluation","authors":"Kate Olscamp, Laura Pompano, Katrina L. Piercy, A. Oh, Elizabeth Y. Barnett, Morgan R Lee, D. Fisher, F. Bevington","doi":"10.51250/jheal.v2i3.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v2i3.49","url":null,"abstract":"The Move Your Way® campaign was developed to encourage physical activity contemplators to get active. A pilot test of campaign implementation was conducted and evaluated in eight communities between March and October 2020. A web-based, cross-sectional survey of adults collected pilot campaign outcome data after campaign implementation. Differences in outcomes between exposed and unexposed groups across the communities were compared. A total of n = 5,140 responded to the survey. Across eight communities, those who reported campaign exposure had 7.2 (95% CI, 6.1–8.6) greater odds of being aware of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (Guidelines) compared to unexposed respondents. Additionally, they had greater odds of identifying the correct aerobic and muscle-strengthening dosages and had 1.4 (95% CI, 1.1–1.6) greater odds of reporting meeting both the aerobic and muscle-strengthening Guidelines. In this pilot evaluation, reported exposure to Move Your Way is associated with higher odds of being aware of the Guidelines, knowing recommended dosages, likelihood of becoming more active in the future, higher physical activity self-efficacy, making a recent physical activity behavior change, and higher physical activity levels. The Move Your Way campaign can be used in communities to promote physical activity.","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"2 1","pages":"113 - 125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48845879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}