AbstractThe Community Obesity Measures Project: GIS ProtocolsTrack: Health and Human Services Author The Community Obesity Measures Project (COMP) is a nationally representative study of over 200 high school enrollment zones in the United States. The project samples food and physical activity environments as well as various local policies and built environment measures. Field teams collect food availability and pricing at food outlets, block by block street segment characteristics, and inventory parks and park programming. This information is then referenced with other studies measuring the health of the school's student population. The project's aim is to show relationships between the health of the students and the communities they live in. This presentation will describe the data sources which were used and the measures that were constructed from the data collected as well as data source validation and the process of assembly and georeferencing of all school enrollment zones. Kevin Gibbs Institute for Health Research and Policy (MC 275) 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd 5th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60608 United States Phone: 312-413-3362 E-mail: kgibbs3@uic.edu |