Sandy Slater

Datos Biográficos

ID3915049
NOMBRESandy Slater
NOMBRESSandy
APELLIDOSlater
FIRMASLATER S
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Illinois Chicago
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS51
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2001
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2018
ÍNDICE H2

  • Racial/ethnic and educational differences in perceptions and use of a new urban trail

    Amber N Kraft, Jessica Nuñez et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2018Citada por: 1Referencias: 10

    Objectives: Obesity and its associated health risks are on the rise throughout the US due, in part, to an overall decline in physical activity. Although public green spaces, and in particular trails, show promise as population-level interventions to promote physical activity among adults, these amenities may have disparate impacts across racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups within a community. Design: This cross-sectional study employed an inte…

  • Test-Retest Reliability and Validity Results of the Youth Physical Activity Supports Questionnaire

    Open AccessSandy Slater, Kelsie Full et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2015Referencias: 32

    As youth obesity rates remain at unacceptably high levels, particularly across underserved populations, the promotion of physical activity has become a focus of youth obesity prevention across the United States. Thus, the purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a self-reported questionnaire on home, school, and neighborhood physical activity environments for youth located in low-income urban minority neighbor…

  • Urban Adolescents’ Perceptions of their Neighborhood Physical Activity Environments

    Sandy Slater, Marian Fitzgibbon et al.ARTICLELeisure Sciences2013Citada por: 5Referencias: 40

    Reduced physical activity is particularly pronounced among lower income individuals and racial/ethnic minorities, and may be related to unsupportive neighborhood environments for physical activity. The purpose of this research was to conduct focus groups with low-income urban Black and Latino adolescents to identify whether these adolescents were physically active, in what settings, and what features of the settings were important for encouraging…

  • Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United States

    Open AccessLisa M Powell, Sandy Slater et al.ARTICLEPreventive Medicine2007

  • Availability of Physical Activity–Related Facilities and Neighborhood Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics

    Lisa M Powell, Sandy Slater et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2006Citada por: 45Referencias: 14

    Objectives. We examined associations between neighborhood demographic characteristics and the availability of commercial physical activity–related outlets by zip code across the United States. Methods. Multivariate analyses were conducted to assess the availability of 4 types of outlets: (1) physical fitness facilities, (2) membership sports and recreation clubs, (3) dance facilities, and (4) public golf courses. Commercial outlet data were linke…

  • State variation in retail promotions and advertising for Marlboro cigarettes

    Sandy Slater, Frank J Chaloupka et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2001

    Results suggest some point-of-purchase tobacco promotions and advertising are more pervasive in states with comprehensive tobacco control programmes. These efforts are likely to act against the objectives of programmes and need to be accounted for in programme evaluations