Neighborhood and HealthNeighborhood and Health

The Portland Neighborhood The Portland Neighborhood Environment & Health StudyEnvironment & Health Study

Fuzhong Li, Ph. DOregon Research Institute

Part IPart I

Portland Metropolitan AreaPortland Metropolitan Area

Area MapArea Map

Overall ObjectivesOverall Objectives

To Understand how neighborhood built To Understand how neighborhood built environment attributes influence environment attributes influence people’s health and lifestylepeople’s health and lifestyle Tracking change in body mass index, Tracking change in body mass index,

physical activity, and blood pressure over physical activity, and blood pressure over timetime

Linking change to the built environmentLinking change to the built environment

Research MethodologyResearch Methodology Sample local neighborhoods (within Sample local neighborhoods (within

Portland Urban Growth Boundary)Portland Urban Growth Boundary) Recruit local residents (50-75 year old) Recruit local residents (50-75 year old)

from Washington, Clackamas, Multnomahfrom Washington, Clackamas, Multnomah Conduct Surveys/Questionnaires and Conduct Surveys/Questionnaires and

assessments (height, weight, blood assessments (height, weight, blood pressure)pressure)

Collect built environment information (tax Collect built environment information (tax assessor’s data, regional land-use data, assessor’s data, regional land-use data, employment/business data, census data)employment/business data, census data)

Link subject data to environment data via Link subject data to environment data via geographic information systemgeographic information system

Total population: 3,700,758Female persons: 50.3%White persons: 90%Persons 65 years old and over: 12.9%High school graduates: 85%Housing units: 1,586,498Homeownership rate: 64.3%Median household income: $42,568

Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas

Sampling Framework within UBG

Sampled Residents within UBG

Study DescriptionStudy Description

Sampled 120 Neighborhoods (census block Sampled 120 Neighborhoods (census block groups)groups)

Recruited 1,221 Participants across the 120 Recruited 1,221 Participants across the 120 neighborhoodsneighborhoods

Completed Year 2 AssessmentsCompleted Year 2 Assessments

Conducting Year 3 AssessmentsConducting Year 3 Assessments

Study MeasuresStudy Measures

Land use mixLand use mix

Density of fast-food outletsDensity of fast-food outlets

Density of public transitDensity of public transit

Green and open spaceGreen and open space

Study AreaStudy Area

ZoningZoning

Zoning Overlay with Study AreaZoning Overlay with Study Area

Zoning Overlay with Study AreaZoning Overlay with Study Area

Study AreaStudy Area

Study AreaStudy Area

Example of Good Land MixExample of Good Land Mix

Example of Good Land MixExample of Good Land Mix

Example of Good Land MixExample of Good Land Mix

Example of Low MixExample of Low Mix

Example of Low MixExample of Low Mix

Example of Low MixExample of Low Mix

To be continuedTo be continued

Contact Information:Contact Information: fuzhongl@ori.orgfuzhongl@ori.org 541-484-2123541-484-2123