Three PARC collaborative studies were funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2016-2019) to examine opportunities to equitably promote physical activity among youth. Information on all studies can be found at www.paresearchcenter.org
Only the UCSD-based study is presented here.
Main Citations:
Sallis, J.F. Botchwey, N., Floyd, M., Pollack Porter, K., Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., and Conway, T.L. (2019). Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767. (Guest Editorial) DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105767
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2019). Racial/ethnic variations in school-year versus summer differences in adolescent physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105795. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105795
PARC UCSD Recommendations
Botchwey, N., Conway, T.L., Floyd, M., Hipp, A., Kim, A., Porter, K.M., Meyer, M.R., Burnett, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Challenges recruiting diverse youth for physical activity research. Preventive Medicine, 131:105888. DOI
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2020). Electronic devices as correlates of sedentary behavior and screen time among diverse low-income adolescents during the school year and summer time. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 17-30. Open access Link to theme issue Research brief