Journal Article
Local parks are an important community resource that may influence levels of physical activity among youth. However, few population-based studies have investigated park-based physical activity among youth. The study examines sociodemographic, family and neighborhood characteristics associated with park-based physical activity among adolescents. Data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a population-based survey of California households were analyzed in 2012-2013 and 2015.
Journal Article
Local parks are an important community resource that may influence levels of physical activity among youth. However, few population-based studies have investigated park-based physical activity among youth. The study examines sociodemographic, family and neighborhood characteristics associated with park-based physical activity among adolescents. Data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a population-based survey of California households were analyzed in 2012-2013 and 2015.
External Publication
Research suggests that people who live near parks and open spaces are more physically active and have reduced risk of obesity. However, much of the existing research is cross-sectional which limits our ability to draw causal conclusions. This research examined the longitudinal association of objectively measured park availability with changes in weight status over approximately six years.
External Publication
Research suggests that people who live near parks and open spaces are more physically active and have reduced risk of obesity. However, much of the existing research is cross-sectional which limits our ability to draw causal conclusions. This research examined the longitudinal association of objectively measured park availability with changes in weight status over approximately six years.
Policy Brief
Increasing diabetes prevalence has been found to be a primary driver of increased health care costs in the United States. This policy brief examines the impact of diabetes on hospitalizations and related hospitalization costs in California.
Policy Brief
Increasing diabetes prevalence has been found to be a primary driver of increased health care costs in the United States. This policy brief examines the impact of diabetes on hospitalizations and related hospitalization costs in California.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet uses data from a special oversample of the California Health Interview Survey to examine consumption trends of sugar-sweetened beverages in the 14 micro-communities selected by The California Endowment as part of a 10-year initiative to improve the health of these locations.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet uses data from a special oversample of the California Health Interview Survey to examine consumption trends of sugar-sweetened beverages in the 14 micro-communities selected by The California Endowment as part of a 10-year initiative to improve the health of these locations.
Fact Sheet
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.
Fact Sheet
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.
Policy Brief
This policy brief examines changes in consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages among youth in California. Using data from the California Health Interview Survey, this study found that although the percent of children under the age of 12 who drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) per day dropped between 2005 and 2012, SSB consumption increased among adolescents.
Policy Brief
This policy brief examines changes in consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages among youth in California. Using data from the California Health Interview Survey, this study found that although the percent of children under the age of 12 who drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) per day dropped between 2005 and 2012, SSB consumption increased among adolescents.
Policy Brief
In California, 2.15 million adolescents (62.9 percent) do not engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity five or more days per week. This policy brief uses data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey to find that adolescents who visited a park in the past month and those who live in a park service area are more likely to meet this goal. Lower-income California adolescents are less likely to visit local parks and more likely to believe local parks are unsafe.
Policy Brief
In California, 2.15 million adolescents (62.9 percent) do not engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity five or more days per week. This policy brief uses data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey to find that adolescents who visited a park in the past month and those who live in a park service area are more likely to meet this goal. Lower-income California adolescents are less likely to visit local parks and more likely to believe local parks are unsafe.
External Publication
A perspective piece co-authored by Susan Babey, a Center senior research scientist, that suggests that the prominent placement of unhealthy food items in stores contributes to chronic health problems like obesity.
External Publication
A perspective piece co-authored by Susan Babey, a Center senior research scientist, that suggests that the prominent placement of unhealthy food items in stores contributes to chronic health problems like obesity.
Journal Article
The more time your teen spends in front of the television or computer, the more likely he or she is to not exercise. In fact, inactive teens — those who get less than 60 minutes of physical activity on any day in a week — watched nearly four hours more of TV per week and used the computer two hours more than those who were physically activeon five or more days, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Journal Article
The more time your teen spends in front of the television or computer, the more likely he or she is to not exercise. In fact, inactive teens — those who get less than 60 minutes of physical activity on any day in a week — watched nearly four hours more of TV per week and used the computer two hours more than those who were physically activeon five or more days, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Fact Sheet
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released data on the childhood obesity epidemic in California cities. This publication, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, shows the health of California's children is all over the map with discrepancies based on locale.
Fact Sheet
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released data on the childhood obesity epidemic in California cities. This publication, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, shows the health of California's children is all over the map with discrepancies based on locale.