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Deborah A. Cohen
Researcher at RAND Corporation
Publications - 229
Citations - 14859
Deborah A. Cohen is an academic researcher from RAND Corporation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 60, co-authored 215 publications receiving 13232 citations. Previous affiliations of Deborah A. Cohen include San Diego State University & LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans.
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The significance of parks to physical activity and public health: a conceptual model.
TL;DR: A conceptual model is proposed to guide thinking and suggest hypotheses about the relationships between park benefits, park use, and physical activity, and the antecedents/correlates of park use that focus on park environmental characteristics that could be related to physical activity.
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Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity
Deborah A. Cohen,Thomas L. McKenzie,Amber Sehgal,Stephanie Williamson,Daniela Golinelli,Nicole Lurie +5 more
TL;DR: How residents in low-income, minority communities use public, urban neighborhood parks and how parks contribute to physical activity are studied to find public parks are critical resources for physical activity in minority communities.
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Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
Deborah A. Cohen,J. Scott Ashwood,Molly M. Scott,Adrian Overton,Kelly R. Evenson,Lisa K. Staten,Dwayne E. Porter,Thomas L. McKenzie,Diane J. Catellier +8 more
TL;DR: The goal of this study was to examine the association between park proximity, park type, and park features and physical activity in adolescent girls, and found that the type, number, and specific parks features were associated with girls' nonschool metabolic equivalent–weighted moderate/vigorous physical activity.
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System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC): Reliability and Feasibility Measures
TL;DR: SOPARC is a reliable and feasible instrument for assessing physical activity and associated contextual data in community settings and met acceptable criteria for area contexts.
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Collective efficacy and obesity: The potential influence of social factors on health
TL;DR: If group-level collective efficacy is indeed important in the regulation of individual-level net energy balance, it suggests that future interventions to control weight by addressing the social environment at the community level may be promising.