This scoping review examines the impact of school neighbourhood environments on physical health among children and adolescents, suggesting vital urban planning considerations.
Key Points
This review aims to categorize school neighbourhood built environments and their relationship with physical health in children and adolescents.
Conducted a scoping review of literature from four databases.
Initially identified 8837 studies; narrowed to 55 articles based on inclusion criteria.
Categorized built environment factors into seven categories.
Performed weighted cross-tabulation analyses on associations.
Connectivity and food environment account for 71.04% of significant associations with physical health.
Greenness also shows a strong association density.
Food environment has the strongest link to weight status.
Connectivity is primarily associated with commuting modes and physical activity.
Cite This Study
Díaz-Carrasco et al. (2026) studied this question.