The Community of Mine Study has now ended. Please check back for updates on the results of this study.

What is Community of Mine?

Community of Mine is a research study being conducted at UC San Diego to learn more about how places in your neighborhood like parks, restaurants, grocery stores and recreation centers may affect your health.  We want to learn about the places that are available to you in your community and the places that you visit most often.

We have identified specific neighborhoods within San Diego County that we are interested in learning more about.

Community of Mine aims to enroll 700 residents between the ages of 35 to 80 years old, living throughout San Diego County to participate in a 2 week research study.

What does the study involve?

• Attend a one-time clinical visit
• Wear small sensors for 14 days that tell us about your movements
• Fill out surveys and answer questions about your usual activities, the foods you eat, neighborhood surroundings, and general habits.

You may receive up to $125 in compensation and travel reimbursement!

Healthy Communities

There are many ways to become involved and take action to improve the health of your community. Your participation in Community of Mine is just one of these ways to help build healthier communities in San Diego.

Here are some local healthy community resources:

• Network for a Healthy California San Diego
• Healthy Works
• Circulate San Diego
• Neighborhood Walk Score
• Request a Street Repair (within San Diego City)
• Request a Street Repair (outside of SD City limits)
• Contact your local representative
• An Ecological Approach to Creating Active Living Communities
• Physical Activity and the Build Environment
• Aging in neighborhoods differing in walkability and income: associations with physical activity and obesity in other adults

Here are additional publications about healthy communities:

Sallis JF, Cervero R, Ascher WW, Henderson K, Kraft MK, Kerr J An Ecological Approach to Creating Active Living Communities. Ann Rev Public Health, 297-322. (2006).

Sallis J, Kerr J Physical Activity and the Built Environment. President’s Council on Fitness and Sport, Research Digest, 7, 4, 2006

King AC, Sallis JF, Frank LD, Saelens BE, Cain K, Conway TL, Chapman JE, Ahn DK, Kerr J. Aging in neighborhoods differing in walkability and income: associations with physical activity and obesity in older adults. Soc Sci Med. 2011 73(10):1525-33