Built Environment and Community Health (BEACH) Laboratory

  • Welcome to the BEACH!
  • Team Members
  • Current Research
    • Neighborhood Park Equity Project
    • Examining socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in pedestrian and bicycle crashes across South Carolina
  • Past Research
    • Natural experiment to assess health impacts of improved greenspace
    • Development of a Childhood Obesogenic Environment Index
    • Electronic Community Park Audit Tool (eCPAT) Project
    • ParkIndex
    • Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH)
    • Healthy Neighborhoods Project
    • Parks, Environmental Justice, & Childhood Obesity
    • Park Hop
    • Healthy Young People Empowerment (HYPE)
    • Kansas City Parks and Physical Activity Project
    • Evaluation of the Spartanburg Healthy Schools Initiative
  • Research Partners
  • Contact Us

2015 Active Living Research Annual Conference

From February 22-26, 2015, Dr. Kaczynski, Gina Besenyi, and David Gallerani represented the BEACH Lab at the 12th Annual Active Living Research Conference in San Diego, CA. Their trip got off to a fast start with co-leading a workshop on the first day (along…

By Morgan Hughey | April 9, 2015 | Uncategorized |
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BEACHers Win Awards at 2014 APHA Annual Meeting

Several members of the BEACH Lab visited the Big Easy for the 2014 American Public Health Association 142nd Annual Meeting held from Nov 16-19 in New Orleans, LA. Some of the highlights from the conference included: Stephanie Child presented a…

By Morgan Hughey | December 2, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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2014 SEC Symposium: Prevention of Obesity, Overcoming a 21st Century Public Health Challenge

The BEACH Lab had a unique opportunity to attend the 2014 SEC Symposium focused on “Prevention of Obesity: Overcoming a 21st Century Public Health Challenge” in Atlanta, Georgia from September 21-23, 2014. The 14 SEC schools plus a number of…

By Morgan Hughey | October 13, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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2014 South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association Conference

On September 14-16, 2014, the South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association annual conference was held in beautiful Hilton Head Island. Members of the BEACH Lab couldn’t pass up this opportunity to share our exciting parks-related projects with professionals from across…

By Morgan Hughey | September 23, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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2014 Active Living Research Conference

Theme: Moving Active Living from Niche to Norm “Active living research has gone from a small niche of investigation to the mainstream of research, and it is definitely influencing policy and practice. However, active living environments and policies are far…

By Morgan Hughey | April 4, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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2014 International Conference on Health, Wellness, and Society

I had the opportunity to attended the 4th Annual International Conference on Health, Wellness, and Society in Vancouver, British Columbia in March 2014.  Click here to read more about my travels: Building Partners: 4th Annual International Conference on Health, Wellness,…

By Morgan Hughey | April 2, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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2014 American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting

From March 16th to March 19th, I had the opportunity to attend the 14th Annual American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB) Scientific Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. The theme for this year’s meeting was Environment, Policy, and Behavior Change.  Although…

By Morgan Hughey | March 31, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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What's New at the BEACH?

  • American Academy of Health Behavior Scientific Meeting 2024
  • American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2023
  • 2023 International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting
  • Congratulations Kara Davis, BEACH Lab PhD student
  • James E. Clyburn Health Equity Lecture 2023
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