Physical Activity and the Built Environment
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September 2003 can be considered the public launch of the study of built environment and physical activity. In that month both the American Journal of Public Health and American Journal of Health Promotion published special issues on built environment, physical activity, and health. A notable characteristic of the journals was the unusual diversity of academic disciplines represented, including public health, behavioral sciences, urban planning, transportation, leisure studies, landscape architecture, economics, and law. One of the studies received massive media coverage introducing a new topic to the American public and the physical activity field.1
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