Citation

Johnson GD, Lu X. Health Place 2011; 17(4): 902-910.

Affiliation

Office of the Medical Director, Division of Family Health, New York State Department of Health, 2162 Corning Tower, Albany, NY, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.009

PMID

21571572

Abstract

The effect of residential neighborhood characteristics on a child's risk of serious motor vehicle traffic occupant injuries was evaluated in New York State, USA, for the years 1993-2003, with particular focus on the effect of neighborhood walkability. Risk increased significantly (p<0.0001) with decreasing street connectivity and as more workers commuted more than 30min using means other than public transportation, along with more single-parent households and less college attainment in the neighborhood, regardless of whether New York City was in the study. After adjusting for age, gender and socio-economic community factors, the apparent loss of walkability in a child's neighborhood increases their risk of serious injury as an occupant of a motor vehicle.

Language: en