Hanna Weimann
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Hanna Weimann has a total of 9 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Jonas Björk
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
3 shared publications - Lars Rylander
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
3 shared publications - Erik Skärbäck
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, P.O. Box 190, 23422 Lomma, Sweden
2 shared publications - Maria Albin
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, 22363 Lund, Sweden
2 shared publications - Patrik Grahn
Department of People and Society, Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Alnarp, P.O. Box 190, 234 22 Lomma, Sweden
2 shared publications Gabriele Eiben
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 May 2015
- Published by Elsevier in Health & Place
- Vol. 33, 48-56
Effects of changing exposure to neighbourhood greenness on general and mental health: A longitudinal study
- 1 May 2015
- Published by Elsevier in Health & Place
- Vol. 33, 48-56
Effects of changing exposure to neighbourhood greenness on general and mental health: A longitudinal study
- 23 February 2015
- Published by SAGE Publications in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 43 (3) , 283-293
Neighborhood environment and physical activity among young children: A cross-sectional study from Sweden
Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the association between the neighbourhood environment and physical activity among young children in a Scandinavian setting, and to assess the influences of seasonal variations, age, sex and parental education. Methods: Physical activity was assessed with an accelerometer and neighbourhood resources were estimated using geographic information systems for 205 Swedish children aged 4–11 years. Neighbourhood resources were generated as the sum of three neighbourhood attributes: (a) foot and bike paths, (b) non-restricted destinations and (c) recreational area, all within 300 m of each child’s home. Physical activity was assessed as: (a) total volume of physical activity (i.e. counts per minute), (b) sedentary time and (c) moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The association between neighbourhood resources and physical activity was analysed using mixed linear models weighted by measurement time and adjusted for sex, age, season of activity measurement, type of housing and parental education. Results: Children were more physically active in areas with intermediate access to neighbourhood resources for physical activity compared to areas with worst access, while the difference between intermediate and best neighbourhood resource areas was less clear. The association between physical activity and neighbourhood resources was weaker than with seasonal variations but compatible in magnitude with sex, age, type of housing and parental education. Among specific neighbourhood attributes, the amount of foot and bike paths was associated with less sedentary time and more MVPA. Conclusions:This study provides some, not entirely consistent, evidence overall for an association between the neighbourhood environment and physical activity among young children in Scandinavia.
- 23 February 2015
- Published by SAGE Publications in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 43 (3) , 283-293
Neighborhood environment and physical activity among young children: A cross-sectional study from Sweden
Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the association between the neighbourhood environment and physical activity among young children in a Scandinavian setting, and to assess the influences of seasonal variations, age, sex and parental education. Methods: Physical activity was assessed with an accelerometer and neighbourhood resources were estimated using geographic information systems for 205 Swedish children aged 4–11 years. Neighbourhood resources were generated as the sum of three neighbourhood attributes: (a) foot and bike paths, (b) non-restricted destinations and (c) recreational area, all within 300 m of each child’s home. Physical activity was assessed as: (a) total volume of physical activity (i.e. counts per minute), (b) sedentary time and (c) moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The association between neighbourhood resources and physical activity was analysed using mixed linear models weighted by measurement time and adjusted for sex, age, season of activity measurement, type of housing and parental education. Results: Children were more physically active in areas with intermediate access to neighbourhood resources for physical activity compared to areas with worst access, while the difference between intermediate and best neighbourhood resource areas was less clear. The association between physical activity and neighbourhood resources was weaker than with seasonal variations but compatible in magnitude with sex, age, type of housing and parental education. Among specific neighbourhood attributes, the amount of foot and bike paths was associated with less sedentary time and more MVPA. Conclusions:This study provides some, not entirely consistent, evidence overall for an association between the neighbourhood environment and physical activity among young children in Scandinavia.