Environmental correlates of children's physical activity and obesity.

Objectives: To examine the individual, parental, and neighborhood environment correlates of children's physical activity and risk of obesity.

Methods: Secondary data of 1514 children drawn from the Delaware Survey of Children's Health were used for analysis. A conceptual framework was developed based on the Social Determinants of Health and Environmental Health Promotion model and tested using structural equation modeling.

Determinants of parental perception and support on youth physical activity.

The study examines the impact of parental perception of children's weight and parental support on children's physical activity (PA) by weight groups. Multivariate regressions of parental perception of children's weight, parental support, and children's PA were conducted using parent-reported survey data. Results show that parental support was positively associated with children's PA.