Measurements of the Built Environment for Nutrition and Physical Activity in Rural Low-Income Ethnic Communities in Kansas

Authors

Yijing Li, Kansas State UniversityFollow
Tandalayo Kidd, Kansas State UniversityFollow
Erika Lindshield, Kansas State UniversityFollow
Koushik Adhikari, University of GeorgiaFollow
Nancy Muturi, Begin type...Follow
Kendra Kattelmann, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Susan Zies, Ohio State University ExtensionFollow

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

7-2015

Abstract

Objective: Nutrition and physical activity (PA) have been highlighted as important factors in disease prevention and health promotion, which can be largely affected by the built environment. As part of a 5-year multi-state adolescent obesity prevention project, the built environment for nutrition and PA were assessed in rural low-income ethnic communities in Kansas.

Publication Title

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volume

47

Issue

4, Supplement

First Page

S33

DOI of Published Version

10.1016/j.jneb.2015.04.089

Recommended Citation

Li, Yijing; Kidd, Tandalayo; Lindshield, Erika; Adhikari, Koushik; Muturi, Nancy; Kattelmann, Kendra; and Zies, Susan, "Measurements of the Built Environment for Nutrition and Physical Activity in Rural Low-Income Ethnic Communities in Kansas" (2015). Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications. 382.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hns_pubs/382