The sociodemographics of land use planning: relationships to physical activity, accessibility, and equity.

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Little is known about relationships between attributes of land use plans and sociodemographic variations in physical activity (PA). This study evaluates associations between policy-relevant plan attributes, sociodemographic factors, and PA in North Carolina. Results suggest that land use plans that included non-automobile transportation improvements and more comprehensive policies to guide development were positively associated with both leisure and transportation-related PA. However, residents of counties with lower-income levels and higher proportions of non-white residents were less likely to have attributes supportive of PA included in their plans. Implications for transdisciplinary collaboration with respect to reducing health disparities are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Aytur, Semra A (SA); Rodriguez, Daniel A (DA); Evenson, Kelly R (KR); Catellier, Diane J (DJ); Rosamond, Wayne D (WD);

Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Bank of America Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 137 East Franklin Street Suite 306, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. aytur(-atsign-)email.unc.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Health & place (Health Place), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 14 (issue 3) : pp 367-85

Dates: Created 2008/04/03; Completed 2008/06/25;

PMID: 17890137, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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