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Isanti County active living: measuring change in perception and behavior
Ann M Kinney1, Laura Hutton, Bill Carlson
1Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Cambridge, Minnesota, USA.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|October 20, 2012
Summary
The Isanti County Active Living project successfully increased moderate physical activity and improved residents' perceptions of their neighborhoods encouraging activity. This initiative demonstrates the impact of environmental changes on community health.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Health Interventions
- Environmental Health
Background:
- Isanti County, MN, received an Active Living by Design grant in 2003 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- The grant aimed to enhance physical activity through environmental modifications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of the Isanti County Active Living project on community members' physical activity levels.
- To evaluate changes in residents' perceptions of the built environment's influence on physical activity.
Main Methods:
- A mail survey was administered to a random sample of adult residents in Isanti County.
- The survey was conducted in February-March 2005 and repeated in August-December 2008, using identical methodologies.
Main Results:
- A significant increase in reported moderate physical activity was observed among Isanti County adults between 2005 and 2008.
- No comparable increase in moderate physical activity was found in the general Minnesota adult population during the same period.
- A significant rise in residents' perception of their neighborhoods encouraging physical activity was noted from 2005 to 2008.
Conclusions:
- The Isanti County Active Living project is likely associated with increased moderate physical activity within the county.
- The project appears to have positively influenced residents' perceptions of a safe and activity-conducive environment.
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