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Measuring and Mapping Physical Activity Disparity (PAD) Index Based on Physical Activity Environment for Children

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Uses the Physical Activity Disparity (PAD) index to measure accessibility, availability, accommodation, affordability, and acceptability for children's physical activity in the United States and the state of Georgia at the county level. PAD index identifies "play oases" and "play deserts" for children. Figure 3 shows the PAD index alongside rural and urban classifications.
Author(s)
Jue Yang, Lan Mu, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa
Citation
International Journal of Geo-Information, 12(3), 134
Date
03/2023
Type
Document
Tagged as
Children and youth · County-by-county data · Infrastructure · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Georgia