A novel method to evaluate the community built environment using photographs--Environmental Profile of a Community Health (EPOCH) photo neighbourhood evaluation tool.

A novel method to evaluate the community built environment using photographs--Environmental Profile of a Community Health (EPOCH) photo neighbourhood evaluation tool.

Previous research has shown that environments with features that encourage walking are associated with increased physical activity. Existing methods to assess the built environment using geographical information systems (GIS) data, direct audit or large surveys of the residents face constraints, suc...

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Main Authors: Clara K Chow, Daniel J Corsi, Karen Lock, Manisha Madhavan, Pam Mackie, Wei Li, Sun Yi, Yang Wang, Sumathi Swaminathan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Álvaro Avezum, Scott A Lear, Gilles Dagenais, Koon Teo, Martin McKee, Salim Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4219679?pdf=render

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