Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 19, 2021

Examine the Associations between Perceived Neighborhood Conditions, Physical Activity, and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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An online survey using the Amazon Mechanical Turk platform (n=2,667) shows that compared to higher-poverty neighborhoods, low-poverty neighborhoods had more health-promoting neighborhood conditions before the COVID-19 pandemic and had more positive changes, such as higher physical activity through increased walking, during the outbreak. A separate analysis shows that mental health problems were linked to the presence of negative neighborhood conditions, such as crime/violence and traffic, as well as to COVID-19 infection and death, and household income level.

Yang and Xiang. (Jan 9, 2021). Examine the Associations between Perceived Neighborhood Conditions, Physical Activity, and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health & Place. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102505