NIK: Neighborhood Impact on Kids

Led by Dr. Brian Saelens, this observational study is evaluating cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of neighborhood-level activity and nutrition environments with children's weight status and obesity.

Publications:

Saelens, BE, Glanz, K, Frank, LD, Couch, S, Zhou, C, Colburn, T, and Sallis, JF, Two-Year Changes in Child Weight Status, Diet, and Activity by Neighborhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment, The Obesity Society (Editor’s Choice), August 7, 2018

Saelens BE, Sallis JF, Frank LD, Couch SC, Zhou C, Colburn T, Cain KL, Chapman J, Glanz K. Obesogenic neighborhood environments related to child and parent obesity: The Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. In Press, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012.

Frank LD, Saelens BE, Chapman J, Sallis JF, Kerr J, Glanz K, Couch SC, Learnihan V, Zhou C, Colburn T, Cain C. Objective assessment of obesogenic environments in youth: GIS methods and spatial findings from the Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. In Press, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Challenges that undergraduate students face while grocery shopping

Apr 11, 2024

Karen Glanz spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about the pricing differences in local grocery stores.

DBEI Faculty Among Penn's Most-Cited Researchers

Feb 13, 2024

HUGE congrats to Dr. Glanz, a top 10 most-cited researcher at Penn! Your work in health behavior research is inspiring!

Community Driven Research Day 2024

Feb 09, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Community-Driven Research Day! This event encourages collaboration between community organizations & researchers from local academic institutions to answer questions with community benefit.

ABOUT CHBR

Established in 2009, the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Behavior Research is an institution-wide collaborative effort, dedicated to conducting health behavior research, fostering advances in measurement of health behaviors, advancing the use of health behavior theory, and promoting collaboration among faculty, fellows and students.

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Center for Heath Behavior Research
University of Pennsylvania
837 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021

Office Number: 215-573-4529
Fax Number: 215-573-5315