Neighborhood Greenspace and Changes in Pediatric Obesity During COVID-19

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Examines rates of pediatric obesity before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the pandemic as related to normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) or greenspace. Analyzes patient electronic health records (EHRs) of 81,418 children who had a pediatric visit between June 2019 and December 2019 and then again between June 2020 and December 2020. Includes demographic breakdowns of EHR patients by age, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance type, neighborhood measures such as social/economic deprivation and supermarket access, and urban, suburban, or rural location.

Stephanie L. Mayne, Shannon Kelleher, Chloe Hannan, et al.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 64(1), 33-41

01/2023

COVID-19 · Children and youth · Infrastructure · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data