Neighborhood and Health The Portland Neighborhood Environment & Health Study Fuzhong Li, Ph. D Oregon Research Institute Part I

Portland Metropolitan Area

Area Map

Overall Objectives To Understand how neighborhood built environment attributes influence people’s health and lifestyle To Understand how neighborhood built environment attributes influence people’s health and lifestyle Tracking change in body mass index, physical activity, and blood pressure over time Tracking change in body mass index, physical activity, and blood pressure over time Linking change to the built environment Linking change to the built environment

Research Methodology  Sample local neighborhoods (within Portland Urban Growth Boundary)  Recruit local residents (50-75 year old) from Washington, Clackamas, Multnomah  Conduct Surveys/Questionnaires and assessments (height, weight, blood pressure)  Collect built environment information (tax assessor’s data, regional land-use data, employment/business data, census data)  Link subject data to environment data via geographic information system

Total population: 3,700,758 Female persons: 50.3% White persons: 90% Persons 65 years old and over: 12.9% High school graduates: 85% Housing units: 1,586,498 Homeownership rate: 64.3% Median household income: $42,568

Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas

Sampling Framework within UBG

Sampled Residents within UBG

Study Description  Sampled 120 Neighborhoods (census block groups)  Recruited 1,221 Participants across the 120 neighborhoods  Completed Year 2 Assessments  Conducting Year 3 Assessments

Study Measures  Land use mix  Density of fast-food outlets  Density of public transit  Green and open space

Study Area

Zoning

Zoning Overlay with Study Area

Study Area

Example of Good Land Mix

Example of Low Mix

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