recreation

..Associations of neighborhood physical environments with adults' walking for transport and walking for recreation must be better understood.

..Variations in the location and density of recreational resources were examined by SES and racial composition of neighborhoods...

..Parks provide places for people to experience nature, engage in physical activity, and relax. We studied how residents in low-income, minority communities use public, urban neighborhood parks and how parks contribute to physical activity...

To examine associations of neighborhood walkability and recreation environment variables with physical activity in adolescents.

..We studied whether park size, number of features in the park, and distance to a park from participants' homes were related to a park being used for physical activity...

..Future studies should include collecting nasal swabs to assess upper respiratory tract deposition of toxin-containing aerosols droplets...

..Future studies should focus on the ability of new, more rapid and specific microbial methods to predict health effects, and estimating the risks of recreational water exposure among susceptible persons...

..To examine demographic characteristics and physical activity (PA) behaviors of trail users on a newly constructed 2-mile urban rail/trail (ie, abandoned rail line converted to a recreational trail)...

..Equalizing park quality between areas may be an important step for public health promotion...

..We examined visitation and PA levels in two San Francisco parks in low-income neighborhoods that underwent field renovations, one of which was part of a parks initiative to improve family and youth involvement...

..However, the recent development of defined mutagenesis systems for Leptospira heralds the potential for gaining a much improved understanding of pathogenesis in leptospirosis...

..model of 11 environmental, family, and child factors that are thought to influence children's participation in recreation and leisure activities...

..Workplace proximity was the most significant contributor to transport-related walking, especially among women. Regular walking to work resulted in the accrual of sufficient physical activity for health benefits...

..coli measurement. Lastly, this study focused on an understudied issue, illness risk at inland reservoirs. Our results support the usefulness of E. coli as a health-relevant indicator of water quality for this inland U.S. beach...

..Whether these observations represent the true underlying aetiological relations or are a manifestation of the different precision with which the subdimensions of activity are measured remains uncertain...

..However, few studies have simultaneously assessed perceptions and objectively measured environmental factors and their relative association with transportation or recreational physical activity...

..The aim of this study was to determine associations between TV and computer use, both separately and combined, and health attributes in US children...

This study aimed to investigate how much households with dependent children spend on active recreation (physical activity) compared with screen-based (sedentary) recreation, according to their household socioeconomic and demographic ..

..We suggest that the unequal distribution of the benefits from ecotourism can be lessened by enhancing local participation, increasing the use of local goods, and encouraging relocation of rural households closer to ecotourism facilities...

..As a daily part of resident bottlenose dolphins' acoustic environment, recreational boating traffic may represent a chronic source of acoustic harassment...

..This study assessed test-retest reliability of an interviewer-administered trail survey...

..However, of the individuals who used the trail, the majority only used the trail 1 day a week. University programming is needed to increase trail usage among college students...

..We evaluated physical activity patterns and trail use among new and habitually active exercisers using onsite trail interviews...

The purpose of this study was to review reported associations between parks and recreation settings (PRSs) as features of the built environment and various functions and intensities of physical activity (PA).

..In this paper, we report on results from three marine beach sites...

Nature recreation in the United States concentrates in publicly provided natural areas. They are costly to establish and maintain, but their societal contributions are difficult to measure...

The capacity of public parks and recreation environments to promote physical activity for low-income communities of color is receiving increased attention from researchers and policymakers...

..study was to characterize enteric virus concentrations and their infectivity in a variety of limited-contact recreation and bathing waters, including Great Lakes beaches, inland lakes, rivers, and an effluent-dominated urban ..

..Hip arthroscopy represents a new and minimally invasive method of treating patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). However, participation in popular sports after this procedure has not yet been analyzed...

Quantitative risk assessments have estimated health risks of water recreation. One input to risk assessment models is the rate of water ingestion...

..at locations upstream and downstream of the effluent outfall during dry and wet weather conditions within the recreation season were included in the risk assessment...

To describe the incidence and patterns of sports and recreation related injuries resulting in inpatient hospitalization in Wisconsin...

..However, mixed findings have been reported on environment correlates of physical activity for recreation. Using a sample of Australian adults (n=2194), we examined perceived environmental attributes associated with ..

..Community parks provide places for people to be physically active. Our objective was to determine how access to, barriers to use of, and use of community parks differ by race/ethnicity...

Many assume that improving the quality and the perceived safety of facilities in parks and recreation centers is critical to attracting more users and increasing population physical activity...

..The purpose of this study was to describe the public recreation food environment in British Columbia, Canada using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design...

b>Recreation facilities (RFs) provide physical activity environments; however, unhealthy food choices are abundant there...

..Physical activity is beneficial for improving cognitive function in healthy older adults. However, research results on the benefits of physical activity on cognitive performance after stroke are limited...

..Specific information is included on the time of day each behavior occurred and the most effective interventions, as well as implications for service delivery...

..gray tree frogs Hyla versicolor (7), were sampled at seven different sites in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DGNRA), Pennsylvania, from June 14 to July 19, 2007...

..Environmental factors may play an important role on influencing physical activity (PA) behaviors...

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..This study sought to examine individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walking...

..This study examined the association between access to quality urban green space and levels of physical activity...

..Exceedence of water quality guidelines, and thus the frequency of beach advisories, depends upon which indicator microbe is chosen...

..Perceiving neighbors as being active, having access to sidewalks, and using malls were associated with regular walking...

There is a need for psychometrically sound measures of children's participation in recreation and leisure activities, for both clinical and research purposes...

..A significant effect of aircraft noise exposure at home on annoyance in the recreational setting was not found. More research is warranted regarding the relationship between noise exposure at home and outdoor recreational demands...

The purpose of parks and recreation as well as public health is to seek the highest possible quality of life for individuals and communities...

..Physical activity policies can be monitored across municipalities. Moreover, evidence-based public health practice provides direction for limited staff and funding resources...

..Using data from a large cohort of adults aged 45 to 84 years-old, we investigated whether availability of recreational resources is related to physical activity levels...

..The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that low-income and high-minority neighborhoods have less access to public parks, open space, and private recreation facilities.

To undertake a preliminary study to assess the feasibility of clinical implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of a novel adventure- and recreation-based group intervention in the rehabilitation of individuals with schizophrenia.

The mental health benefit of participation in organised physical recreation is investigated as strategies aimed at enhancing mental health and well-being in the community have the potential to decrease social and economic costs.

..coli in the 0-5 cm stratum. These preliminary data show that wet freshwater beach sand is a reservoir of fecal indicator bacteria. Enteric pathogens may also be present in beach sand...

The involvement of the sport and recreation sector as a setting for health promotion is a new strategy implemented by health policy makers and strategic planners...

..This question was explored in five physical activity intervention trials funded by the National Institutes of Health Behavior Change Consortium...

..Current policies banning or limiting tobacco use on park and recreation grounds exist in at least 70 communities around Minnesota...

..Further research should investigate the significance of these variables...

..Evaluation of the time-to-onset of illness strongly supports the principal finding and sensitivity analyses support the overall trends of the analyses even given their substantial uncertainties...

..Given the popularity of walking in the community, it is recommended that greater emphasis be placed on creating streetscapes that enhance walking for recreation and transport.

..We did not observe any impact of exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins, with or without mild exercise, on pulmonary function...

..Future studies will examine the possible chronic effects of these toxins among persons with asthma and other chronic respiratory impairment...

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..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...

..These results indicate differential persistence of genetic markers and culturable organisms of public health relevance in an environmental matrix and have important management implications...

..relationships between environmental aesthetics, convenience, and walking companions and walking for exercise or recreation and to investigate differences in these relationships by sex and by reported physical and mental health.

..The study also consulted with municipality representatives in order to understand the actions needed to facilitate the introduction of healthier food choices in these venues...

..Prevention programs for children at outdoor recreation sites may influence not only the youth, but the staff, or caregivers, as well...

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..However, sustained use will depend on how formulations overcome the difficulties women currently experience with condom negotiation and the specific environments and relationships in which they engage in sex...

..Toxic cyanobacteria are increasingly being perceived as a potential health hazard, particularly in waters used for recreation. A few countries are developing regulations to protect human health from these toxins, and the World Health ..

..25 and .21, respectively). DISCUSSION: Few self-reported neighborhood design factors and recreational environment variables were correlated with physical activity, and some findings were unexpected...

..Although in theory there is no threshold in real concentration-response relationships, we demonstrated that a NOAEL approach would be a more robust and practical solution to the complex problem of setting standards...

..The epidemiological data to date are limited; we sought to improve on the design of some previously conducted studies in order to facilitate revision and refinement of guidelines for exposure to cyanobacteria in recreational waters...

..Multiple shoreline samples and two subsurface water samples tested positive for human-specific bacteria and enterovirus, suggesting that at least a portion of the FIB contamination is from human sewage...

..The aim of this study was to determine the public health impact of injury during sports and active recreation injury in a select population in Australia...

This descriptive study explored the potential for public parks and recreation centers as intervention sites for promoting physical activity among youth...

..Greater monitoring efficacy will yield better policy decisions, risk assessments, programmatic goals, and future usefulness of the information...

..In addition, data are collected on individual cases of recreational water-associated illnesses and infections and health events occurring at aquatic facilities but not directly related to water exposure...

..physical activity guidelines or reporting some physical activity demonstrated greatest agreement with access to recreation facilities, while those not meeting the guidelines demonstrated greater agreement with safety of recreation ..

..experience can be managed by formulating indicators and standards of quality as suggested in park and outdoor recreation management frameworks, such as Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP), as developed by the U.S...

..We investigated the relationship of perceived environmental characteristics to self-reported physical activity in Texas adults using 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data...

..Spatial access to recreational facilities and perceptions of the neighborhood environment and physical activity levels were examined by the socioeconomic status of area of residence (SES)...

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..However, diagnosis of cyanobacteria-related illness should be considered for individuals presenting with acute illness following freshwater contact if a description is given of a waterbody visibly affected by planktonic mass development...

To quantify and describe medically treated sport and active recreation injuries in a defined region of the Latrobe Valley from 7 November 1994 to 6 November 1995.

..It has recently been reported that adult physical activity was associated with environmental features. The aim of this study was to determine whether environmental features were associated with physical activity among male adolescents...

..The numbers of anglers, for the four months compared, had doubled and tripled. The actual data used to inform management is presented and the limitations of this "best available data" approach are discussed...

..However, the occurrence of the bad condition shows that there is a severe contradiction between tourism development and vegetated landscapes...

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..Moreover, an effective legal, economic and institutional framework is required to encourage investment in waste reduction and control and to introduce environmentally sound practices...

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..Pilot plant operation of a membrane ultrafiltration system commenced in June 2000 and will continue until the end of 2001, to primarily demonstrate the extent of pathogen removal...

..With the improving of the Turkoglu reed bed the local people will earn more money by tourism than agricultural. Otherwise, the future of the Gavur Lake is going to be like Amik Lake...

..REEF's collaboration with a variety of partners, combined with the Fish Survey Project's standardized census method and database management system, has resulted in a successful citizen science monitoring program...

..Development and validation of a physical activity scale for measuring physical activity in 24 h of sports, work, and leisure time on an average weekday...

..electronic diet and PA monitoring and feedback system (eSolutions) to be implemented in an urban community recreation center. Study procedures will occur in two phases...

..habits) that motivates its use. A multi-national research team will explore the use of built shade in passive recreation areas (PRAs;areas for sitting/ standing while socializing, preparing/eating a meal, watching or coaching sports, ..

..NAO has been shown to impact mood, energy, recreation, sleep and overall quality of life...

..NAO has been shown to impact mood, energy, recreation, sleep and overall quality of life...

..NAO has been shown to impact mood, energy, recreation, sleep and overall quality of life...

..e. recreation, work etc.) and the effect of the condition on those domains (de-focusing)...

..and because these containers often occur in close proximity to the places people live, work, and take recreation. This project investigates the effects that these mosquitoes have on one another, how those effects may ..

..Outdoor workers in the Division of Forestry and the Division of Parks and Recreation will be randomly assigned to two groups...

..and independent mobility, improved access to health related services including medical, therapeutic, wellness, recreation, nutrition, work opportunities and other resources for individuals with intellectual disabilities...

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the National Recreation & Park Association both recommend Yoga as a form of total-solution exercise for older adults, capable of providing cardiovascular fitness, resistance ..

..g., public and public gyms, recreation facilities, crime rates) that explain the differential distribution of physical activity and overweight patterns ..

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from Investigator's Abstract) Sun safety is a priority for adults at work and recreation for the prevention of skin cancer and of ocular damage...

..g., college, employment, military service). We will develop measures of access to recreation facilities (e.g...

..We have found in 3 data sets of youth ranging in age from 4 to 16 years that the proportion of park and recreation area to residential area within ¿2 mile of the child's home parcel (park and recreation index) independently ..

..We have found in 3 data sets of youth ranging in age from 4 to 16 years that the proportion of park and recreation area to residential area within 2 mile of the child's home parcel (park and recreation index) independently ..

..The plant is located in a rural area, adjacent to protected conservation, wildlife and recreation areas...

..The plant is located in a rural area, adjacent to protected conservation, wildlife and recreation areas...

..vanguard middle schools with a large minority population and a diverse group of agencies (Tucson City Parks and Recreation, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, PLAY, Amphitheater Extension program) have agreed to participate...

..Aim 2, Supportive Communities, utilizes community advisory boards to design and prioritize assessments of food, recreation, economic, legal, and other systems in their communities...

..and curriculum intervention consists of three components: (1) extensive playground renovations, (2) SPARK Active Recreation implemented on the playground during recess, and (3) and an energy balance curriculum implemented during ..