[Durham INC] Childhood Obesity in Durham

[Will Wilson]

An interesting paper by Marie Lynn Miranda et al. 2012. The maps in the 
paper show where Durham needs to focus attention. Essentially, high 
crime and property nuisances lead to childhood obesity because kids are 
afraid to venture outside.


 From their conclusions:

"Our research indicates a significant association
between domains of the built environment focused on
social context and neighborhood characteristics and
childhood overweight and obesity. This work holds
promise for elucidating key drivers of the burgeoning
childhood overweight epidemic, and in so doing, highlights potential for 
policy interventions. In future
research, we hope to examine the joint and independent
relationship between all aspects of the built environment
(social context, walkability, green spaces, food environment) and 
childhood weight status."


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