Longitudinal associations between natural and built Residential Environmen diversity, individual Physical Activity behaviour patterns and health (REPACT)

Physical activity plays an important role in the prevention and management of most non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Evidence shows that certain built and natural environment characteristics are associated with both leisure time physical activity and active transport. It is, however, not known which elements are most important for physical activity during the whole 24-hour activity cycle. Also, very little is known about the associations between biodiversity, geodiversity, human health and physical activity. This study will pool the data from the two Northern Finland Birth Cohorts with extensive follow-up questionnaires, clinical and register based data across the lifespan, device-based monitoring of 24-hour activities, mobile operator data on mobility of population and measures of natural and built residential environment features.

Work packages:
• WP1 Project management and communication
• WP2 Identification and evaluation of existing knowledge
• WP3 New data collection and data fusion
• WP4 Data analysis – Associations of natural and built environment and nature relatedness with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health