[Authors] Arlie Adkins, Gabriela Barillas-Longoria, Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, MaiaIngram (2019)
[Keywords] Physical Activity, Walking, Health Inequalities, Built Environment, Social Environment
[Abstract] Physical activity patterns within the U.S. vary greatly across ethnicity, with data generally indicating lower rates among Hispanic/Latino adults. At the same time, Hispanic/Latino pedestrians face higher rates of injury and fatalities. Despite the importance of supportive physical activity environments on both health and safety outcomes, limited attention has been paid to ethnic or cultural differences in perceptions of supportive environments for walking. To fill this gap, we explore differences in physical and social environment contributors to perceived walkability between pedestrians in predominantly (>70%) Mexican American and predominantly non-Hispanic white areas in Tucson, Arizona.