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The Census of Social Institutions (CSI): A Public Health Direct Observation Measure of Local Land Use

Authors: Katie M. Heinrich, PhD., Joseph Hughey, Anthony Randles, Dustin Wall, N. Andrew Peterson, Nattinee Jitnarin, LaVerne Berkel, Peter Eaton, Doug Bowles, C. Keith Haddock, W. S. Carlos Poston

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2010

Abstract

This manuscript describes the development of the Census of Social Institutions (CSI), a reliable direct observation parcel-level built environment measure. The CSI was used to measure all non-residential parcels (n = 10,842) in 21 one-mile-radius neighborhoods centered around census block groups of varying income and ethnicity in a large metropolitan area. One year test-retest and inter-rater intra-class correlations showed high reliability for major use type and detail code observations. The CSI accurately captured the presence of about 9,500 uses, including 828 multiple major use and 431 mixed major use parcels that would have been missed in standard commercial databases. CSI data can be utilized to determine the health impacts of environmental settings.

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Title: The Census of Social Institutions (CSI): A Public Health Direct Observation Measure of Local Land Use
Authors: Katie M. Heinrich, PhD.
Joseph Hughey
Anthony Randles
Dustin Wall
N. Andrew Peterson
Nattinee Jitnarin
LaVerne Berkel
Peter Eaton
Doug Bowles
C. Keith Haddock
W. S. Carlos Poston
Publication date: 01-05-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-010-9443-7

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