Neighborhoods where people must drive in and out, and where there is an absence of gathering places, may have detrimental effects on one's health, preventing neighbors from socializing, the study found. 🚶
"Our built environments create or deny long-lasting opportunities for socialization, physical activity, contact with nature, and other experiences that affect public health," said Professor James Sallis of the Wertheim school, senior author of the UCSD study.
The study analyzed data from the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study, which included 1,745 adults ages 20 to 66 living in 32 neighborhoods located in and around Seattle, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. "Neighborhood walkability may promote social interactions with neighbors -- like waving hello, asking for help or socializing in their homes," said the first author, Jacob Carson, a student in the UCSD-San Diego State University Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health.
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