Human Ecology, the Environment and Physical Activity: Contemporary Methodologies and Promotion Strategies
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 219
Special Issue Editors
Interests: built environment; policy; physical activity; behavioral nutrition; communities of color; hispanic health; health equity; sustainability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: physical activity; healthy eating; dissemination; implementation; policy; organizational readiness; health equity; community-based participatory research; program evaluation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: physical activity; built environment; nutrition; implementation science; community engaged research; health equity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is widely accepted that participation in daily physical activity throughout a human’s lifespan is associated with improved health and functioning. However, the ability to participate in physical activity often depends, in part, on the contribution, intersection, and/or interplay of ecologic factors, such as those found in the built, policy, and social environment. This nexus of external factors remains an under-researched area, particularly with respect to the frequency, intensity, timing, and type of physical activity and subsequent health outcomes. Multilevel organizational and contextual factors that affect intervention design, adoption, implementation, and sustainability also need further study. The identification and measurement of relationships between ecologic factors and physical activity requires the application of study designs, such as prospective longitudinal designs, randomized controlled and community trials, meta-analyses, and implementation and dissemination trials, as well as methodologies for data collection that leverage technologies that draw on mobile devices, telemetry, and virtual interfaces. In particular, advances are needed for underserved and under-resourced populations, including people of color and people with disabilities, to ensure that equitable access to physical activity opportunities exists in all places for all people.
Dr. Rebecca E. Lee
Dr. Jacob Szeszulski
Dr. Jennie L. Hill
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- physical activity
- built environment
- policy
- underserved populations
- health equity
- sustainability
- dissemination
- implementation science
- community-engaged research
