Geospatial and Contextual Approaches to Energy Balance and Health.
Geospatial and Contextual Approaches to Energy Balance and Health.
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DOI：
10.1080/19475683.2015.1019925
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发表时间：
2015
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5
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TREC Spatial and Contextual Measures and Modeling Work Group
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作者：
Berrigan D;Hipp JA;Hurvitz PM;James P;Jankowska MM;Kerr J;Laden F;Leonard T;McKinnon RA;Powell-Wiley TM;Tarlov E;Zenk SN;TREC Spatial and Contextual Measures and Modeling Work Group
在过去的15年里，出现了一个主要的研究企业，旨在了解环境（特别是建筑环境）的地理和背景特征与人类能量平衡要素（包括饮食，体重和身体活动）之间的关联。在这里，我们强调这一研究领域的各个方面，特别关注美国的研究和机会。我们致力于四个主要领域：1）关于跨地域行为的有效和可比数据的重要性，2）识别和探索新环境变量的持续需求，3）识别因果相关背景的挑战，以及4）迫切需要更强的研究设计和分析方法。此外，我们还讨论了跨学科研究团队可能利用的地理参考健康数据的现有来源、人员挑战以及美国国立卫生研究院在过去十年中为地理空间研究提供资金的某些方面，包括为国际合作和培训提供资金机会。
In the past 15 years, a major research enterprise has emerged that is aimed at understanding associations between geographic and contextual features of the environment (especially the built environment) and elements of human energy balance, including diet, weight, and physical activity. Here we highlight aspects of this research area with a particular focus on research and opportunities in the United States as an example. We address four main areas: 1) The importance of valid and comparable data concerning behavior across geographies, 2) The ongoing need to identify and explore new environmental variables, 3) The challenge of identifying the causally relevant context, and 4) The pressing need for stronger study designs and analytical methods. Additionally, we discuss existing sources of geo-referenced health data which might be exploited by interdisciplinary research teams, personnel challenges and some aspects of funding for geospatial research by the US National Institutes of Health in the past decade, including funding for international collaboration and training opportunities.