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1. McAlexander, Kristen. Correspondence of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women.

Degree: Health and Human Performance, Department of, 2010, University of Houston

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/ETD-UH-2010-05-19

► Ethnic minority women report poorer health outcomes and attitudes and are more vulnerable to overweight and/or obesity compared to Caucasian women. Epidemiological studies and ecologic… (more)

▼ Ethnic minority women report poorer health outcomes and attitudes and are more vulnerable to overweight and/or obesity compared to Caucasian women. Epidemiological studies and ecologic models of health behavior suggest that built environmental factors are associated with health behaviors, like physical activity (PA), that can help to prevent obesity and its many comorbidities. Despite growth and development in this field of research, many questions remain about the relationship between the built environment and perceptions about the built environment, and whether accurate perceptions are important for PA adoption. The objectives of the study were (1) to measure the concordance of directly measured and indirectly measured neighborhood attributes and (2) to determine the correlates of the concordance between directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes among separate samples of African American and Hispanic or Latina women (3) to determine whether there is an association between concordance and PA adoption among African American and Hispanic or Latina women. Community dwelling African American and Hispanic or Latina women participating in an ongoing HIP study self-reported their environmental perceptions at baseline (T1). In order to assess longitudinal PA levels and explore ethnic differences of neighborhood perceptions, we compared objectively measured neighborhood attributes with self-reported neighborhood attributes for African American and Hispanic or Latina women. Participants’ (N=409) average BMI was classified as obese (M BMI=34.5 kg/m2, SD=7.9) and the mean body fat percentage was 42.8% (SD=7.1). BMI, body fat percentage, PA and ethnicity were not significantly associated with any built environment attribute, and no multinomial regression model significantly predicted indirectly measured built environment attributes. Repeated measures analyses suggested no significant relationships between any built environment attribute concordance value and PA adoption for total self-reported or objectively measured PA. Self-reported PA significantly increased over time (F(1,184)=7.82, p=.006), and this increase did not vary by ethnicity or any built environment attribute concordance value. Being less familiar with certain built environment attributes may not be associated with PA adoption. In an effort to promote PA, community leaders and investigators must consider the complex associations between built environment attribute concordance and PA adoption, particularly among the vulnerable population of minority women. Advisors/Committee Members: Lee, Rebecca E. (advisor), Layne, Charles S. (committee member), O'Connor, Daniel P. (committee member), Rifai, Hanadi S. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: physical activity; built environment; minority women

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McAlexander, K. (2010). Correspondence of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women. (Thesis). University of Houston. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10657/ETD-UH-2010-05-19

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McAlexander, Kristen. “Correspondence of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women.” 2010. Thesis, University of Houston. Accessed December 14, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/ETD-UH-2010-05-19.

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McAlexander K. Correspondence of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Houston; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 14]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/ETD-UH-2010-05-19.

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McAlexander K. Correspondence of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women. [Thesis]. University of Houston; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/ETD-UH-2010-05-19

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2. Soltero, Erica Gabrielle. Evaluating and Comparing Food Enviornment Policies and Resources in U.S. and Mexico School Neighborhoods.

Degree: Health and Human Performance, Department of, 2016, University of Houston

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3171

► Schools are important environments for health as children spend a majority of their day at school. The increased availability of food resources in school neighborhoods… (more)

▼ Schools are important environments for health as children spend a majority of their day at school. The increased availability of food resources in school neighborhoods is a growing concern, yet the school neighborhood food environment is understudied. Food environment policies can regulate the development of food resources potentially limiting exposure to unhealthy food resources and promoting access to healthy food resources. However, evaluation of food environment policies in the U.S. and Mexico has been poor, limiting our knowledge of these policies. Cross-country policy comparisons can further increase our knowledge and understanding of food environment policies, yet few cross-country policy comparisons have been conducted. The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare food environment policies in school neighborhoods in Houston, Texas and Guadalajara while simultaneously assessing the food environment in school neighborhoods in both cities. Food environment policies were collected at the county level in four Houston and four Guadalajara counties and coded to determine the food resource types, zoning districts, and provisions allowed in each policy. The school neighborhood food environment was assessed in 16 Houston school neighborhoods and 11 Guadalajara school neighborhoods using the Goods and Services Inventory. Most Houston food environment policies (N=25) allowed for the development of unhealthy food resources, yet few food resources were found in Houston school neighborhoods (M=3.0, SD=9.3). However, the food resources that were found in Houston school neighborhoods were table-service restaurants and convenience stores, which have been negatively associated with diet and weight in children. Few Houston food environment policies promoted the development of healthy food resources, which may explain the lack of supermarkets and grocery stores in all but one Houston school neighborhood. Guadalajara food environment policies (N=41) also allowed for the development of unhealthy food resources, yet Guadalajara had more policies that also promoted the development of healthy food resources compared to Houston. Guadalajara school neighborhoods were saturated with food resources (M=64.4, SD=13.4). While every Guadalajara school neighborhood had at least one supermarket or grocery store, there was high availability of convenience stores, table-service restaurants, and food carts, which were more prevalent in low-socioeconomic neighborhoods. Only one policy in Guadalajara prohibited convenience stores from developing near schools. The lack of food environment policies that specifically addressed schools was a major policy gap in both cities. These findings suggest that food environment policies in Houston should be modified to promote more development of healthy food resources and food environment policies in Guadalajara should be modified to limit the availability of unhealthy resources in school neighborhoods. In order to promote healthy dietary habits in children, the policy and food environment in school… Advisors/Committee Members: Lee, Rebecca E. (advisor), Ledoux, Tracey A. (advisor), O'Connor, Daniel P. (committee member), Moore, Quianta (committee member), Berger Cardoso, Jodi (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Food Environment; Childhood Obesity; Policy; Food Resources; Children; Diet

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Soltero, E. G. (2016). Evaluating and Comparing Food Enviornment Policies and Resources in U.S. and Mexico School Neighborhoods. (Thesis). University of Houston. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3171

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Soltero, Erica Gabrielle. “Evaluating and Comparing Food Enviornment Policies and Resources in U.S. and Mexico School Neighborhoods.” 2016. Thesis, University of Houston. Accessed December 14, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3171.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Soltero, Erica Gabrielle. “Evaluating and Comparing Food Enviornment Policies and Resources in U.S. and Mexico School Neighborhoods.” 2016. Web. 14 Dec 2019.

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Soltero EG. Evaluating and Comparing Food Enviornment Policies and Resources in U.S. and Mexico School Neighborhoods. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Houston; 2016. [cited 2019 Dec 14]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3171.

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Soltero EG. Evaluating and Comparing Food Enviornment Policies and Resources in U.S. and Mexico School Neighborhoods. [Thesis]. University of Houston; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/3171

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3. Leach, Heather J. 1984-. The Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women.

Degree: Health and Human Performance, Department of, University of Houston

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2047

► Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women in the US. Prevalence of risk factors for CVD such as hypertension, physical inactivity… (more)

▼ Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women in the US. Prevalence of risk factors for CVD such as hypertension, physical inactivity and obesity is high in African American (AA) women. Ecologic models suggest that built environments which support physical activity can reduce risk for CVD. However, questions remain about the influence of the built environment on changes or long term maintenance of physical activity, health outcomes, and overall risk for CVD. This study examined the influence of built environment characteristics on (1) changes in self-reported physical activity, body mass index (BMI), percent body fat (BF%) and blood pressure (BP) five years following an individually focused intervention, (2) cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), lipid profile and fasting blood glucose, and (3) the likelihood of having four or more CVD risk factors at ideal levels. AA women who took part in the Health Is Power (HIP) project participated in this study (N=30). Participant’s neighborhoods were assessed for characteristics hypothesized to support physical activity. At five-year follow up, BMI (M=33.5kg/m2, SD=8.3) and diastolic BP (M=78.9mmHg, SD=10.6) were not significantly different from post intervention. BF% (M=43.7, SD=5.8) increased, and systolic BP (M=117.9, SD=13.5), walking physical activity (Median=973.0 MET-min/week) and leisure time physical activity (Median=792.2 MET-min/week) decreased from post intervention. Overall, 66.7% of participants had four or more CVD risk factor metrics at ideal levels. Linear regression models showed that built environment characteristics did not predict changes in physical activity or health outcomes from post intervention to five-year follow up. Higher crime score was associated with larger waist circumference [F(1,25)=5.39, p=.029, R2=.183], and participants who were older than 55 and lived in neighborhoods with few, low quality physical activity resources were least likely to have four or more CVD risk factors metrics at ideal levels. To support sustainability of health behaviors and outcomes following an individually focused intervention, researchers and community leaders should consider the importance of other aspects the intervention such as psycho-social factors. Qualitative aspects of the built environment such as crime and quality of physical activity resources may be most important for health and disease risk in older, AA women. Advisors/Committee Members: Lee, Rebecca E. (advisor), O'Connor, Daniel P. (committee member), Simpson, Richard J. (committee member), Rifai, Hanadi S. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease Risk; African American; Women; Neighborhood; Physical Activity

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Leach, H. J. 1. (n.d.). The Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women. (Thesis). University of Houston. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2047

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Leach, Heather J 1984-. “The Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women.” Thesis, University of Houston. Accessed December 14, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2047.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Leach, Heather J 1984-. “The Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women.” Web. 14 Dec 2019.

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Leach HJ1. The Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Houston; [cited 2019 Dec 14]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2047.

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Leach HJ1. The Influence of Neighborhood Environment on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in African American Women. [Thesis]. University of Houston; Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2047

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University of Houston

4. Sunseri, Christopher Paul 1984-. The Effect of Perceived Discrimination and Weekly Stress on Physical Health Outcomes in African American and Hispanic/Latina Women: Health Is Power Study.

Degree: Health and Human Performance, Department of, University of Houston

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2676

► Background: Reducing health disparities has become a national objective, and psychological factors, such as racial discrimination and weekly stressors, are thought to contribute to them.… (more)

▼ Background: Reducing health disparities has become a national objective, and psychological factors, such as racial discrimination and weekly stressors, are thought to contribute to them. The purposes of this study are (1) to determine the association between weekly stressors and racial discrimination to physical health outcomes, including blood pressure, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI=kg/m2) among community dwelling African American and Hispanic/Latina women and (2) to determine whether coping moderates the association between discrimination and health. Method: Data were collected from the Health Is Power project, a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute of Health (PI: Lee, 1R01CA109403) to increase physical activity and improve dietary habits in African American and Hispanic/Latina women. Women (N=410) completed measures of racial discrimination, weekly stress, and a physical health assessment. Racial discrimination was measured using the Experience of Discrimination questionnaire; weekly stressors, including the number of events and impact of events, were measured using the Weekly Stress Inventory. Physical health assessments were conducted by a trained assessor and included measures of BMI, body fat percentage, and blood pressure. Descriptive analyses were performed to describe participant characteristics and test assumptions of normality. Bivariate analyses were performed to determine the associations between independent variables (Experience of Discrimination, Weekly Stress Inventory-Impact) and dependent variables (BMI, body fat percentage, and blood pressure). Multiple regression analyses were used to determine physical health outcomes from the Weekly Stress Inventory and Experiences of Discrimination questionnaire, controlling for age, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. Results: Our results indicate that the impact of weekly stressors is associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in African American and Hispanic/Latina women, but not BMI or body fat percentage. Despite the high levels of perceived experiences of discrimination among African American and Hispanic/Latina women, discrimination was not associated with any physical health outcomes. The majority of study participants were categorized as active copers and coping did not moderate the association between discrimination and health. Discussion: Understanding the association between discrimination and stress on physical health is vital to reducing health inequalities among ethnic minority populations. Future studies should aim to collect objective health data from a multi-ethnic population. Findings from this study may be used to inform future public health guidelines and policies to reduce health disparities and promote health equality. Advisors/Committee Members: Lee, Rebecca E. (advisor), Ledoux, Tracey A. (committee member), O'Connor, Daniel P. (committee member), Leasure, J. Leigh (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: perceived discrimination; health disparities; weekly stress inventory; physical health outcomes; blood pressure; body fat percentage; body mass index

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Sunseri, C. P. 1. (n.d.). The Effect of Perceived Discrimination and Weekly Stress on Physical Health Outcomes in African American and Hispanic/Latina Women: Health Is Power Study. (Thesis). University of Houston. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2676

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Sunseri, Christopher Paul 1984-. “The Effect of Perceived Discrimination and Weekly Stress on Physical Health Outcomes in African American and Hispanic/Latina Women: Health Is Power Study.” Thesis, University of Houston. Accessed December 14, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2676.

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Vancouver:

Sunseri CP1. The Effect of Perceived Discrimination and Weekly Stress on Physical Health Outcomes in African American and Hispanic/Latina Women: Health Is Power Study. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Houston; [cited 2019 Dec 14]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2676.

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Council of Science Editors:

Sunseri CP1. The Effect of Perceived Discrimination and Weekly Stress on Physical Health Outcomes in African American and Hispanic/Latina Women: Health Is Power Study. [Thesis]. University of Houston; Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2676

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