| Creating an index to identify obesogenic communities in the US in order to make comparisons between urban and rural environments. | |
 The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased exponentially over the past three decades, with rural children having greater odds of obesity compared to their urban counterparts, and rural Southern and minority children at greatest risk. Environment-level factors affecting these behaviors are increasingly recognized as critical to understanding the expanding obesity crisis and urban-rural obesity disparities. Understanding how obesogenic environment elements differ between rural and urban environments and how these environmental factors subsequently affect residents’ healthy eating and physical activity behaviors is crucial for addressing risk factors for childhood obesity in rural communities.
The goals of this project include:
Additional information and analyses about the Childhood Obesogenic Environment Index can be found in the following manuscripts: Kaczynski, A.T., Eberth, J.M., Stowe, E.W., Wende, M.E., Liese, A.D., McLain, A.C., Breneman, C.B., & Josey, M.J. (2020). Development of a national childhood obesogenic environment index in the United States: Differences by region and rurality. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17: 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-00984-x Wende, M.E., Stowe, E.W., Eberth, J.M., McLain, A.C., Liese, A.D., Breneman, C., Josey, M., Hughey, S.M., & Kaczynski, A.T. (2020). Spatial clustering patterns and regional variations for food and physical activity environments across the United States. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2020.1713304 Wende, M.E., Alhasan, D.M., Hallum, S., Stowe, E.W., Eberth, J.M., McLain, A.C., Liese, A.D., Breneman, C.B., & Kaczynski, A.T. (2021). Incongruency of youth food and physical activity environments in the United States: Variations by region, rurality, and income. Preventive Medicine, 148, 106594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106594 Wende, M.E., Stowe, E.W., Hallum, S., Eberth, J.M., Leise, A.D., & Kaczynski, A.T. (2022). Exploring disparities in youth physical activity environments by income and race/ethnicity across the United States. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 28(2), E630-E634. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001399 Kaczynski, A.T., Eberth, J.M., Stowe, E.W., Wende, M.E., Liese, A.D., McLain, A.C., Breneman, C.B., & Josey, M.J. (2020). Development of a national childhood obesogenic environment index in the United States: Differences by region and rurality. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17: 83. Wende, M.E., Stowe, E.W., Eberth, J.M., McLain, A.C., Liese, A.D., Breneman, C., Josey, M., Hughey, S.M., & Kaczynski, A.T. (2020). Spatial clustering patterns and regional variations for food and physical activity environments across the United States. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. Wende, M.E., Alhasan, D.M., Hallum, S., Stowe, E.W., Eberth, J.M., McLain, A.C., Liese, A.D., Breneman, C.B., & Kaczynski, A.T. (2021). Incongruency of youth food and physical activity environments in the United States: Variations by region, rurality, and income. Preventive Medicine, 148, 106594. Wende, M.E., Stowe, E.W., Hallum, S., Eberth, J.M., Leise, A.D., & Kaczynski, A.T. (2022). Exploring disparities in youth physical activity environments by income and race/ethnicity across the United States. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 28(2), E630-E634. |
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More informationFor more information about the Development of a Childhood Obesogenic Environment Index, feel free to contact us: Andrew Kaczynski, PhD Ellen Stowe, MPH Marilyn Wende, MSPH |
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This project is funded by the