Wave 1 results of the INTerventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort study: Examining spatio-temporal measures for urban environments and health

Daniel Fuller; Scott Bell; Caislin L Firth; Nazeem Muhajarine; Trisalyn Nelson; Kevin Stanley; Meridith Sones; Jefferson Smith; Benoit Thierry; Karen Laberee; Zoe Poirier Stephens; Kole Phillips; Yan Kestens; Meghan Winters

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102646

Wave 1 results of the INTerventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort study: Examining spatio-temporal measures for urban environments and health

Health Place. 2023 Jan:79:102646. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102646. Epub 2021 Aug 5.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Memorial University of Newfoundland, 230 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 5S7, Canada. Electronic address: dfuller@mun.ca.
² University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, S7N 5A2, Canada. Electronic address: scott.bell@usask.ca.
³ Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. Electronic address: caislin_leah_firth@sfu.ca.
⁴ University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, S7N 5A2, Canada. Electronic address: nazeem.muhajarine@usask.ca.
⁵ University of California at Santa Barbara, Ellison Hall, Isla Vista, CA, 93117, USA. Electronic address: trisalyn@ucsb.edu.
⁶ University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, S7N 5A2, Canada. Electronic address: kevin.stanley@usask.ca.
⁷ Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. Electronic address: msones@sfu.ca.
⁸ University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, S7N 5A2, Canada. Electronic address: jas215@mail.usask.ca.
⁹ Université de Montréal/Centre de Recherche Du CHUM, Pavillon S, 850 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada. Electronic address: benoit.thierry@crchum.qc.ca.
¹⁰ Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. Electronic address: klaberee@uvic.ca.
¹¹ Université de Montréal/Centre de Recherche Du CHUM, Pavillon S, 850 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada. Electronic address: zoe.poirier-stephens.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
¹² University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, S7N 5A2, Canada. Electronic address: kdp740@mail.usask.ca.
¹³ Université de Montréal/Centre de Recherche Du CHUM, Pavillon S, 850 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada. Electronic address: yan.kestens@umontreal.ca.
¹⁴ Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. Electronic address: mwinters@sfu.ca.

PMID: 34366232
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102646

Abstract

Built environment interventions have the potential to improve population health and reduce health inequities. The objective of this paper is to present the first wave of the INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort studies in Victoria, Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Montreal, Canada. We examine how our cohorts compared to Canadian census data and present summary data for our outcomes of interest (physical activity, well-being, and social connectedness). We also compare location data and activity spaces from survey data, research-grade GPS and accelerometer devices, and a smartphone app, and compile measures of proximity to select built environment interventions.

Keywords: Built environment; Natural experiment; Physical activity; Social connectedness; Well-being.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Built Environment*
Canada
Cities
Cohort Studies
Exercise*
Humans

Grants and funding

IP2-1507071C/CIHR/Canada