Quantifying the Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity and Health Introducing SOPARC

• Hoofdauteur: Cohen, Deborah A. (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Sturm, Roland (auth), Han, Bing (auth), Marsh, Terry (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: RAND Corporation 2014
• Onderwerpen: History of the Americas; Public health & preventive medicine; Health Sciences; History
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This paper introduces the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC), a reliable, valid, and easy-to-use tool for quantifying park use and park-based physical activity. The authors explain what SOPARC is and how it is used, as well as provide background information on the impor...