BACKGROUND Understanding how built environment characteristics influence recreational walking is of the utmost importance to develop population-level strategies to increase levels of physical activity in a sustainable manner. PURPOSE This study analyzes the residential and non-residential environmental correlates of recreational walking, using precisely geocoded activity space data. METHODS...

Legionellosis is a severe pneumonia caused by the inhalation of aerosols containing Legionella , Gram-negative bacteria present in water systems touristic-recreational facilities. The purpose this study was to develop scoring tool predict risk both environmental contamination and Legionnaires' disease cases such facilities Apulia region southern Italy. We analyzed 47 structural management param...

BACKGROUND In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded Play Across Boston to address disparities in access to physical activity facilities and programs for Boston, Mass, inner-city youths. CONTEXT Local stakeholders worked with the Harvard School of Public Health Prevention Research Center and Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society to impro...

BACKGROUND Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of young people remains a big challenge. This study explored experiences and perceptions of young people in Kenya aged 10-24 with regard to their SRH needs and whether these are met by the available healthcare services. METHODS 18 focus group discussions and 39 in-depth interviews were conducted at health care facilities and...

the aim of this study is to carry out an empirical study of constraint factors in recreational sporting activities. more specifically it tests the model of constraints (intra-personal, interpersonal, and structural), as proposed by crawford et al. (1991), and its relationship with actual participation levels in specific recreational sports activities in iran. although there is a growing body o...

OBJECTIVES This study described epidemiologic patterns of recreational injuries among school aged children in the US and assessed the relation of these patterns to socioeconomic status. METHODS Combined data from the 1997-98 National Health Interview Surveys for 38 458 children aged 6-17 years regarding non-fatal recreational injury episodes that received medical attention, reported by a hous...

Shopping is a social activity that takes on many forms in various cultures. The goal of this study to portray modern shopping as modified behaviour often practiced malls. It also tries examine current buying light the recreational facilities available customers. refers use mall for variety purposes, including ancillary services. To name few, there food court, play area, fitness club, five-dimen...