Mullenbach Lauren E, Larson Lincoln R, Floyd Myron F, Marquet Oriol, Huang Jing-Huei, Alberico Claudia, Hipp J Aaron
Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
J Healthy Eat Act Living. 2021 Sep 1;1(3):108-120. eCollection 2021.
Built environment features, including parks, often exacerbate health disparities. We examined built environment perceptions and park use among a population at high risk for negative physical health outcomes: racially diverse, low-income mothers across the United States. Perceived safety from crime and living near a park were associated with more frequent park use for mothers with their children, and neighborhood walkability was linked to longer park visits. However, only 40% of mothers lived within a 10-minute walk of a park, and overall perceptions of walkability and safety from crime were low. To enhance physical activity and health of low-income mothers with their children, investments are needed to close disparities in park access and improve neighborhood safety.
包括公园在内的建成环境特征往往会加剧健康差距。我们调查了一群身体健康状况可能不佳的人群对建成环境的认知以及公园使用情况,这群人是美国不同种族、低收入的母亲。对犯罪的感知安全以及住在公园附近与母亲带孩子更频繁地使用公园有关,而邻里的步行便利性与更长时间的公园游览相关。然而,只有40%的母亲居住在距离公园步行10分钟的范围内,总体而言,对步行便利性和犯罪安全的认知较低。为了增强低收入母亲及其子女的身体活动和健康,需要进行投资以消除公园可达性方面的差距并改善邻里安全。