Category Archives: Physical Activity

Steve Mooney receives Poster Award at Epidemiology Congress of the Americas 2016

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Built Environment and Health

Steve Mooney, a recently minted PhD who did his doctoral work with the BEH group, won a best poster presentation award at the 2016 Epidemiology Congress of the Americas for his work on the Neighborhood Environment-Wide Association Study design. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Measuring Pedestrian Activity Using GPS Logger Data

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Built Environment and Health

It has been suggested that GPS monitoring data can be used to estimate distances traveled and speeds of travel during active and non-active travel journeys and, that when combined with accelerometer monitoring, GPS data can be used to identify travel … Continue reading →

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Using GPS and Accelerometers to Study Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Built Environment and Health

We just published a paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showing that differences in residential neighborhood walkability in New York City (NYC) are associated with how residents utilize neighborhood space and are associated with total weekly physical activity. Higher neighborhood … Continue reading →

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