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5 days ago
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Neighbourhood environment facilitators and barriers to outdoor activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Results from: “Neighbourhood environment facilitators and barriers to outdoor activity during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

Feb 2
2 min

Dog Walking, Dog Ownership & Social Capital

Results from "Dog ownership, dog walking, and social capital" Koohsari MJ, Yasunaga A, Shibata A, Ishii K, Miyawaki R, Araki K, Nakaya T,...

Nov 17, 2021
3 min

Built Environment Design, Cancer Prevention & Inequality

Results from “Built environment design and cancer prevention through the lens of inequality” Koohsari MJ, Nakaya T, McCormack GR & Oka K...

Oct 27, 2021
3 min

Homebuyer and Land Developer Perceptions of Active Neighbourhoods

Results from “'Cul-de-sacs make you fat': homebuyer and land developer perceptions of neighbourhood walkability, bikeability, livability,...

Oct 12, 2021
3 min

COVID-19 Anxiety and Changes in Physical Activity

Results from “Perceived anxiety and physical activity behaviour changes during the early stages of COVID-19 restrictions in...

Jul 29, 2021
2 min

Neighbourhood Built Environments and Physical Activity Among low SES Adults in Canada

Results from “Associations between the built environment and physical activity among adults with low socio-economic status in Canada: a...

Jun 21, 2021
2 min

Neighbourhood Street Pattern, Socioeconomic Status and Sleep

Results from “Associations between neighbourhood street pattern, neighbourhood socioeconomic status and sleep in adults” Lukic R, Olstad...

Jun 21, 2021
3 min

Changes in Street Layout and Physical Activity after Residential Relocation

Results from “A longitudinal residential relocation study of changes in street layout and physical activity” McCormack, GR, Koohsari, MJ,...

May 4, 2021
4 min

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour

Results from "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour: A Qualitative Study in a Canadian City"...

Jan 12, 2021
3 min

The Influence of Neighbourhood Walkability on an Internet-facilitated Pedometer-based Intervention

Results from "Associations between objectively-measured and self-reported neighbourhood walkability on adherence and steps during an...

Dec 29, 2020
4 min

Realtor Perspectives on Active Neighbourhoods

Results from "Realtor’s perceptions and understandings of neighbourhood characteristics associated with active living" McCormack GR,...

Dec 1, 2020
3 min

COVID-19 Related Parent Anxiety & Children's Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour

Results from "Parent anxiety and perceptions of their child’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic"...

Aug 5, 2020
2 min

Barriers and Facilitators of a Pedometer Intervention (UWALK)

Results from “Barriers and facilitators impacting the experiences of adults participating in an internet-facilitated pedometer...

Jul 11, 2020
2 min

Impact of the Neighbourhood Food Environment and Socioeconomic Status on Diet Quality

Results from “Associations between the neighbourhood food environment, neighbourhood socioeconomic status, and diet quality: An...

Jun 23, 2020
2 min

Anxiety Towards COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

McCormack, G.R., Doyle-Baker, P.K., & Petersen, J.A. COVID-19 in Canada On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the...

Jun 17, 2020
2 min

Is the Built Environments Associated with Sedentary Behaviour?

Results from “Environmental attributes and sedentary behaviours among Canadian adults “. Koohsari, M.J., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Shibata,...

Jun 12, 2020
2 min

The Effects of Peer Relationships on Physical Activity During the Transition to a New School Year

Results from “Popularity and Friendships and Their Relationship to Physical Activity Before and After Transition to a Higher School...

Jun 4, 2020
2 min

Neighbourhood Built Environment and Weight Status

Results from “Associations between the neighbourhood built environment and body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio:...

Apr 15, 2020
1 min

Neighbourhood Built Environment and Cardiovascular Disease

Results from "Neighbourhood built environment and cardiovascular disease: knowledge and future directions" Koohsari, M. J., McCormach, G....

Feb 26, 2020
2 min

Space Syntax: A measure of urban design and walkability

Results from “Evidence for urban design and public health policy and practice: Space syntax metrics and neighborhood walking “ McCormack,...

Feb 26, 2020
2 min

Building Active and Fit Communities

Results from “Active and fit communities. Associations between neighborhood walkability and health-related fitness in adults “....

Jan 25, 2020
2 min

Driving Towards Obesity

Results from “Driving towards obesity: A systematized literature review on the association between motor vehicle travel time and distance...

Jan 18, 2020
2 min

Impact of Off-Leash Parks on Visitor Activities

Results from “Changes in visitor profiles and activity patterns following dog supportive modifications to parks: A natural experiment on...

Jan 4, 2020
3 min

Measuring Canadian Perceptions of Neighbourhood Environments and Physical Activity

Results from “Test–retest Reliability and Construct Validity of an Online and Paper Administered Physical Activity Neighborhood...

Dec 20, 2019
2 min

Perceptions of Neighbourhood Walkability and Physical Activity

Results from “A population-based study of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and different types of physical activity in...

Dec 6, 2019
2 min

Validity of Neighbourhood Physical Activity Questionnaire

Results from “Using Accelerometer/GPS Data to Validate a Neighborhood-Adapted Version of the International Physical Activity...

Nov 29, 2019
3 min

Testing the Neighbourhood Physical Activity Questionnaire (N-IPAQ): Online

Results from “Test-Retest Reliability and Walk Score® Neighbourhood Walkability Comparison of an Online Perceived Neighbourhood-Specific...

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

Influence of Friendship Networks on Youth Dietary Behaviours

Results from “Associations between aspects of friendship networks and dietary Behaviour in youth: Findings from a systematized review “....

Sep 11, 2019
2 min

Does Relocation Affect Physical Activity?

Results from “Changes in Objectively-Determined Walkability and Physical Activity in Adults: A Quasi- Longitudinal Residential Relocation...

Aug 22, 2019
3 min

Neighbourhood-Level Urban Form, Socioeconomic Status, and Obesity

Results from “Interactions between Neighbourhood Urban Form and Socioeconomic Status and their associations with anthropometric...

Aug 9, 2019
2 min

Built Environments Supporting Dog-Walking

Results from “Supportive neighbourhood built characteristics and dog-walking in Canadian adults”. McCormack, G.R., Graham, T.M.,...

Jul 12, 2019
3 min

Neighbourhood Design and Physical Activity

Results from "Differences in transportation and leisure physical activity by neighbourhood design controlling for residential choice"....

Jul 12, 2019
3 min

Neighbourhood Walkability, Socioeconomic Status and Obesity

Results from “The Independent Associations between Walk Score® and Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status, Waist Circumference, Waist-To-Hip...

May 27, 2019
2 min

Residential Relocation's Affect on Physical Activity

Results from “A mixed methods study on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity associated with residential relocation”. Salvo,...

May 27, 2019
3 min

Assessing Neighbourhood Physical Activity

Results from "Test-retest reliability of a modified International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to capture neighbourhood...

Mar 29, 2019
2 min

Canadian Relationship Between Urban Form and Health

Results from "A scoping review on the relations between urban form and health: a focus on Canadian quantitative evidence". McCormack,...

Mar 29, 2019
3 min

Neighbourhood Form and Walking in Canada

Results from “A systematized literature review on the associations between neighbourhood built characteristics and walking among Canadian...