Search Results - "Hughey, S."

Green and lean: Is neighborhood park and playground availability associated with youth obesity? Variations by gender, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity by Morgan Hughey, S, Kaczynski, Andrew T, Child, Stephanie, Moore, Justin B, Porter, Dwayne, Hibbert, James

“…Abstract Parks and park features are important for promoting physical activity and healthy weight, especially for low-income and racial/ethnic minority youth…”
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Identifying multilevel predictors of behavioral outcomes like park use: A comparison of conditional and marginal modeling approaches by Wende, Marilyn E, Hughey, S Morgan, McLain, Alexander C, Hallum, Shirelle, Hipp, J Aaron, Schipperijn, Jasper, Stowe, Ellen W, Kaczynski, Andrew T

“…This study compared marginal and conditional modeling approaches for identifying individual, park and neighborhood park use predictors. Data were derived from…”
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Development and testing of a multicomponent obesogenic built environment measure for youth using kernel density estimations by Morgan Hughey, S., Kaczynski, Andrew T., Porter, Dwayne E., Hibbert, James, Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle, Liu, Jihong

“…Innovative measures can advance the measurement and understanding of obesogenic environments on health outcomes. In a southeastern US county, public parks…”
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Healthy and unhealthy food environments are linked with neighbourhood socio-economic disadvantage: an innovative geospatial approach to understanding food access inequities by Hallum, Shirelle H, Hughey, S Morgan, Wende, Marilyn E, Stowe, Ellen W, Kaczynski, Andrew T

“…This study examined the separate relationships between socio-economic disadvantage and the density of multiple types of food outlets, and relationships between…”
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Frequency of Neighborhood Park Use Is Associated With Physical Activity Among Adults in Four US Cities by Hughey, S Morgan, Wende, Marilyn E, Stowe, Ellen W, Kaczynski, Andrew T, Schipperijn, Jasper, Hipp, J Aaron

“…Neighborhood parks are recognized as important spaces for facilitating physical activity (PA); however, it remains unclear how the frequency of park use is…”
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Efficient isogeometric boundary element method for analysis of acoustic scattering from rigid bodies by Alsnayyan, A. M. A., Li, J., Hughey, S., Diaz, A., Shanker, B.

“…Boundary integral analysis of scattering from rigid bodies is well known. Analysis often proceeds along the following lines: representation of the geometry…”
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Spatial clustering patterns and regional variations for food and physical activity environments across the United States by Wende, Marilyn E., Stowe, Ellen W, Eberth, Jan M., McLain, Alexander C., Liese, Angela D., Breneman, Charity B., Josey, Michele J., Hughey, S. Morgan, Kaczynski, Andrew T.

“…This study examined spatial patterns of obesogenic environments for US counties. We mapped the geographic dispersion of food and physical activity (PA)…”
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Relationship of objective street quality attributes with youth physical activity: findings from the Healthy Communities Study by Kaczynski, A. T., Besenyi, G. M., Child, S., Morgan Hughey, S., Colabianchi, N., McIver, K. L., Dowda, M., Pate, R. R.

“…Summary Background Residential environments may significantly influence youth physical activity (PA). However, few studies have examined detailed street…”
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Spatial clustering patterns of child weight status in a southeastern US county by Hughey, S. Morgan, Kaczynski, Andrew T., Porter, Dwayne E., Hibbert, James, Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle, Liu, Jihong

“…Youth obesity is a major public health concern due to associated physical, social, and psychological health consequences. While rates and disparities of youth…”
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ParkIndex: Development of a standardized metric of park access for research and planning by Kaczynski, Andrew T, Schipperijn, Jasper, Hipp, J. Aaron, Besenyi, Gina M, Stanis, Sonja A. Wilhelm, Hughey, S. Morgan, Wilcox, Sara

“…Abstract Objective A lack of comprehensive and standardized metrics for measuring park exposure limits park-related research and health promotion efforts. This…”
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Examining Sociodemographic Differences in Playground Availability and Quality and Associations with Childhood Obesity by McCarthy, Shea M, Hughey, S Morgan, Kaczynski, Andrew T

“…Parks and playgrounds are important environmental components for promoting healthy weight among children. The purposes of this study were to examine…”
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'We need a safe, walkable way to connect our sisters and brothers': a qualitative study of opportunities and challenges for neighborhood-based physical activity among residents of low-income African-American communities by Child, Stephanie T., Kaczynski, Andrew T., Fair, Melissa L., Stowe, Ellen W., Hughey, S. Morgan, Boeckermann, Lauren, Wills, Sally, Reeder, Yvonne

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of the benefits of and influencing factors for neighborhood-based physical activity (PA), and…”
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ParkIndex: Validation and application of a pragmatic measure of park access and use by Kaczynski, Andrew T., Hughey, S. Morgan, Stowe, Ellen W., Wende, Marilyn E., Hipp, J. Aaron, Oliphant, Elizabeth L., Schipperijn, Jasper

“…•Composite measures of park availability, features, and quality are lacking.•Detailed park access and use data were collected in four diverse…”
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Pathways to Health: Association Between Trail Use, Weight Status, and Self-Rated Health Among Adults in Greenville County, South Carolina, 2014 by Hughey, S Morgan, Kaczynski, Andrew T, Clennin, Morgan N, Reed, Julian A

“…We examined associations between adults' use of a prominent rail-trail and their weight status and self-rated health. In 2014, a random-digit-dial survey of…”
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An Initiative to Facilitate Park Usage, Discovery, and Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents in Greenville County, South Carolina, 2014 by Fair, Melissa L, Kaczynski, Andrew T, Hughey, S Morgan, Besenyi, Gina M, Powers, Alicia R

“…Parks are important settings for increasing population-level physical activity (PA). The objective of this study was to evaluate Park Hop, an incentivized…”
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Longitudinal associations with changes in outdoor recreation area use for physical activity during a community-based intervention by Schoffman, Danielle E, Kaczynski, Andrew T, Forthofer, Melinda, Wilcox, Sara, Hutto, Brent, Child, Stephanie T, Hughey, S. Morgan

“…Abstract Outdoor recreation areas (ORA) are important resources for physical activity (PA) and health promotion. While past research has identified correlates…”
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ParkIndex: Using Key Informant Interviews to Inform the Development of a New Park Access Evaluation Tool by Oliphant, Elizabeth L., Hughey, Morgan, Stowe, Ellen W., Kaczynski, Andrew T., Schipperijn, Jasper, Hipp, J. Aaron

“…The relationship between park availability, physical activity, and positive health outcomes has been documented across the globe. However, studying how people…”
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Process evaluation of an intervention to increase child activity levels in afterschool programs by Hughey, S. Morgan, Weaver, R. Glenn, Saunders, Ruth, Webster, Collin, Beets, Michael W.

“…•Afterschool programs are one setting to address child activity levels.•Strategies were low to no-cost for the afterschool organization.•Further implementation…”
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Efforts of a Kansas foundation to increase physical activity and improve health by funding community trails, 2012 by Heinrich, Katie M, Lightner, Joseph, Oestman, Katherine B, Hughey, S Morgan, Kaczynski, Andrew T

“…Trails are associated with increased physical activity; however, little is known about the process of building trails by various types of organizations. From…”
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The Evolution of Histopathologic Findings in Adult Still Disease by WOODS, Matthew T, GAVINO, A. Carlo, BURFORD, Holly N, HUGHEY, S. Lauren, MERCADO, Patricia, DANILA, Maria, ANDEA, Aleodor A

“…Adult Still disease is an inflammatory arthritis classically associated with daily spiking fevers, evanescent rash, organomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and…”
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