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A Comparative Analysis of Adults' Perceptions of Sense of Community A Walk in The Park: What’s Community Got to Do with It? A Comparative Analysis of Adults’ Perceptions of Sense of Community at Sentinel Peak and Tumamoc Hill, Tucson, Arizona Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Lewis, Deanna Lyn Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 07/10/2021 16:59:41 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/631378 A WALK IN THE PARK: WHAT’S COMMUNITY GOT TO DO WITH IT? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ADULTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT SENTINEL PEAK AND TUMAMOC HILL, TUCSON, ARIZONA by Deanna Lyn Lewis __________________________ Copyright © Deanna Lyn Lewis 2018 A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the MEL & ENID ZUCKERMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2018 A WALK IN THE PARK 2 A WALK IN THE PARK STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this dissertation are allowable without special permission, provided that an accurate acknowledgement of the source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the copyright holder. SIGNED: Deanna Lyn Lewis 3 A WALK IN THE PARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I’d like to thank my mother, Dolores, for bringing our family to Tucson, Arizona in August 1979. At the age of 17 I was certain my mother had lost her mind by relocating the family from rural, southern New Hampshire to the sweltering desert. It was the most foreign place I had ever been. Little did I know her decision would forever change the trajectory of my life. The experiences, your support, and your love have helped mold me into who I am today. To my family, friends, colleagues, and mentors, those for whom I have deep respect: you have always treated me with respect and supported me, and I am forever grateful. Dolores Hoerning, Denise Lewis, Jason Lewis, Bill Hoerning, Bree Hoerning, Will Hoerning, Aubree Hoerning, Anna Nowosielski, James Lewis and Harold Hoerning. Steve Rabkin, Lisa Eilerman, Nellie Blunt, Pam Lotke, Jane Mohler, Ilana Addis, Alex Cronin, Cynthia Thomson, John Ehiri, Erin Dokter, David Garcia, Deirdre Demers, Kelly Heslin, Sarah David, Alicia Swift, Michelle (Scanze) Riccio, Martha Gebhardt, Monica Vasquez, Sofia Gomez, Zeenat Majal, Reann Iva Davis, Robyn Blust, Kristin Myren, Hilary Rees, Denise Roe, Andrea Howerton, Ellen (Shelly) Santos, Michele Scanze, Holly Bryant, Patrick Sims, Juliet Charron, Marlene Field, Mark Austein, Corky Poster, Lilly Morales, Adam Block, Carlitta Burrel, Gabby Huffer, Genesis Florendo, Kevin Ferreria, Chris Tisch, Stephanie Springer, Michael Tearne, Lorraine Verela, Kathleen Crist, Suzanna Trejo, Nicole Bergier, Maria Fajardo, Rose Evans, Jen Hoefle-Olsen, Michelle Higgins, Teresa Graham-Brett, Kendall Washington- White, Sherard Williams, Sidney Pettygrove, Donna Knight, Lili Chavez, Andrea Holm, Leslie Dupont, Renae Kargleder, Laura Baker, Nancy Avery, Diana Benson, Diane Wygal, Betsy Cacchione, Scott Hanes, the Himmel Athletics Crew (Caryn Isom Fraser & Co., Lisa Anne & 4 A WALK IN THE PARK Ash Trudinger-Smith and Co., Michelle Renzetti & Phil Brown and Maya, Ahni & Jude, Don Hubman & Deborah Rubens, Jim Edwards & Trish Aldridge, Jorge Gutierrez, Emily Kornff, John Douglass & Jill Onken, Sesaly Stamps, The Providence Clan, Lori Kindler& Ken Youens- Clark & Co., Ashely Nowe & Kevin Cotter, Doremy Tong, Patty Atkins, Heidi Costello & Steve Wilson, and Ken Harvey), Kerstin Reinschmidt, Nicolette Teufel-Shone, Sam Sabo, Jill Guernsey De Zapien, Cecilia Rosales, Rafe Sagarin, Courtney Nation, Cynthia Grant, Luis Ortega, Sheronda Jordan, Rowan Frost, Heather Celani, Amy Zuckerman, Rachel Almburg, Aziz Abdul, Mershack Andoh, Allen Gula, Blake Scott, Cole Hoover, Solomiya Romanivna, The Caffe Luce Crew (Kyle, Brit, Clint, Terrell, Teresa, Brandi, Gary, Jessica, Branden, and Gayland), Brandy McClain & Co., Andrew Goode, Greg Haft, Amy Muchna, Ian Philabaum, Libby Salerno, Michelle Crow, Laura Boylard, Diego Martinez and Alex. 5 A WALK IN THE PARK DEDICATION My tenure with the Tucson Fire Department (TFD) allowed to me experience my community through a lens that I could not have imagined. For example, early on I learned that childhood drownings peak in Tucson during the summer months and are 100% preventable. About this kind of preventable tragedy, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop said, “If a disease were killing our children at the rate unintentional injuries are, the public would be outraged and demand that this killer be stopped” (1995). While the National Safe Kids Coalition was in full swing, I worked with Captain Randy Ogden in TFD’s public education section. Our mission was to prevent childhood drownings and unintentional childhood injuries. During this time I discovered public health in the context of primary prevention efforts to reduce and eliminate unintentional injuries and deaths and became committed to public health as my professional path. This paper is dedicated my family members, my friends, and my community members who lost their lives to pressing public health issues: David Monahan, Tracey Dixon, Andre Washington, Denise Ann Lewis, James Walter Lewis, Anna Nowosielski, Lisa Weber-Grondin, Jared Grondin, Emily Kornff, and Eric Ogden. 6 A WALK IN THE PARK Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................................................................... 12 ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Keywords: ............................................................................................................................................ 15 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 GEOGRAPHIC REGION AND STUDY SITE DESCRIPTORS ......................................................................... 16 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON TUMAMOC HILL .............................................................................................. 19 TUMAMOC HILL SITE OBSERVATIONS (INFORMAL) .............................................................................. 20 2013 PILOT STUDY OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 21 2013 Pilot Study Results ..................................................................................................................... 22 A WALK IN THE PARK ............................................................................................................................. 24 SPECIFIC AIM 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Hypothesis 1: ................................................................................................................................................. 26 SPECIFIC AIM 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Hypothesis 2: ................................................................................................................................................. 26 SPECIFIC AIM 3 ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Hypothesis 3.a: .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Hypothesis 3.b: .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Hypothesis 3.c: ............................................................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 1: THE INFLUENCE OF POLICY, SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND INDIVIDUAL FACTORS ON HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION .................................................... 28 BACKGROUND: PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND OBESITY ........................................................................... 28 THE SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE .................................................. 30 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................. 32 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................... 32 7 A WALK IN THE PARK CHAPTER
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