Summary
Published Date: January 06, 2014
This fact sheet uses data from a special oversample of the California Health Interview Survey to examine physical activity trends in the 14 micro-communities selected by The California Endowment as part of a 10-year initiative to improve the health of these locations. The authors find that in these historically disadvantaged communities, only one-fifth of the children and young adults across BHC sites (21 percent) have easy access to a park. In addition, nearly 30 percent do not feel safe in the neighborhoods in which they live, more than twice as high as the statewide average. A considerable proportion of residents in BHC communities do not meet national physical activity guidelines.