Disparities in Obesity-Related Outdoor Advertising by Neighborhood Income and Race

Neighborhood Income Composition by Race and Income , 1990 - 2009

Neighborhood Income Composition by Race and Income , 1990 – 2009 Sean

Residential segregation, by definition, leads to racial and socioeconomic disparities in neighborhood conditions. These disparities may in turn produce inequality in social and economic opportunities and outcomes. Because racial and socioeconomic segregation are not independent of each other, however, any analysis of their causes, patterns, and effects must rest on an understanding of the joint...

Disparities in pedestrian streetscape environments by income and race/ethnicity

Growing evidence suggests that microscale pedestrian environment features, such as sidewalk quality, crosswalks, and neighborhood aesthetics, may affect residents' physical activity. This study examined whether disparities in microscale pedestrian features existed between neighborhoods of differing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic composition. Using the validated Microscale Audit of Pedestrian S...

Outdoor Advertising, Obesity, and Soda Consumption

Word Count: 191 Word Count: 3367 Pages: 16 Tables: 4 Abstract BACKGROUND: Recent research has shown that neighborhood characteristics are associated with obesity prevalence. While food advertising in periodicals and television has been linked to overweight and obesity, it is unknown whether outdoor advertising is related to obesity. METHODS: To test the association between outdoor food advertis...

Income disparities in perceived neighborhood built and social environment attributes.

The present study explored whether perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with physical activity differ by neighborhood income. Adults aged 20-65 years (n=2199; 48% female; mean age=45 years; 26% ethnic minority) were recruited from 32 neighborhoods from the Seattle, WA and Baltimore, MD regions that varied in objectively measured walkability and neighborhood income. Perceiv...