ShadePlus: a built environment intervention to improve park usage, physical activity, sun protection behaviours and mental well-being of park goers and residents in disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Funding Activity

Website
http://grants.uberresearch.com/501100000925/http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1062314/ShadePlus-improving-park-facilities-in-disadvantaged-neighbourhoods-to-promote-community-health-behaviours

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project will assess the effects of adding improved park amenities to promote increased park use, sun protection behaviours, physical activity and mental well-being among park goers and residents in disadvantaged suburbs in Melbourne. The study involving the park improvements are conducted in partnership with the Brimbank City Council form 2013 to 2015. It will use a natural experiment study design where measures of health related-outcomes are assessed before and after modifying the park environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Partnerships

Funding Amount: $430,292.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

community health | intervention study | mental health promotion | physical activity | skin cancer

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