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Direct linkMichimi, Akihiko; Wimberly, Michael C. – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Purpose: To assess the associations of the natural environment with obesity and physical activity in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States among representative samples by using 2 indices of outdoor activity potential (OAP) at the county level. Methods: We used the data from 457,820 and 473,296 noninstitutionalized adults aged over 18 years…
Descriptors: Risk, Public Health, Physical Activities, Rural Areas
Wickrama, K. A. S.; Elder, Glen H.; Abraham, W. Todd – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context and Purpose: This study's objectives are to: investigate potential additive and multiplicative influences of rurality and race/ethnicity on chronic physical illness in a nationally representative sample of youth; and examine intra-Latino processes using a Latino sub-sample. Specifically, we examine how rurality and individual psychosocial…
Descriptors: African Americans, Physical Health, Rural Areas, Obesity
