Considerations for Using a Geographic Information System to Assess Environmental Supports for Physical Activity

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Porter, Dwayne E. ; Kirtland, Karen A. ; Williams, Joel E. ; Neet, Matthew J. ; Ainsworth, Barbara E.
• Description:
  The use of a geographic information system (GIS) to study environmental supports for physical activity raises several issues, including acquisition and development, quality, and analysis. We recommend to public health professionals interested in using GIS that they investigate available data, plan for data development where none exists, ensure the availability of trained personnel and sufficient time, and consider issues such as data quality, analyses, and confidentiality. This article shares information about data-related issues that we encountered when using GIS to validate responses to a questionnaire about environmental supports for physical activity.
• Subjects:
  Crime Data Collection Environment Geographic Information Systems Humans Motor Activity Public Facilities Questionnaires Recreation Research Personnel Safety Schools Social Environment Time Factors Transportation

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2004; 1(4).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48/CCU409664-06/CC/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  South Carolina
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14012265442a0af02d07e3a572a1e9e75aaf39abf95bd40ee9de1475b76700ae19c36debac8b768c50eafd5b516857a627a10cb25551283be0d06525789d450b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19873/cdc_19873_DS1.pdf
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