Assessment of Town and Park Characteristics Related to Physical Activity in the Lower Mississippi Delta

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Examines the built environments of 12 rural towns to determine whether these features may have contributed to low levels of physical activity in gestational and postnatal periods by women participating in a diet and physical activity program. Features statistics including characteristics of the towns, Rural Active Living Assessment Scores, and characteristics of parks in the towns.

Jessica L. Thomson, Melissa H. Goodman, Alicia S. Landry

Preventing Chronic Disease, 16

03/2019

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Delta Region · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women · Mississippi