Publications
Playgrounds for Health Equity: A Mixed Methods Study in Urban Central Texas
Garza, C., Resendiz, E., Le, S., Corral, C., Mai, H., Steed, C., Messineo, A., Hunt, E., & Salvo, D. (2026). Playgrounds for Health Equity: A Mixed Methods Study in Urban Central Texas. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 6(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v6i1.112
Physical activity for public health in the 21st century
Salvo, D., Crochemore-Silva, I., Wendt, A., Tarp, J., Shiroma, E. J., Simpson, R. J., Lee, I-Min., Ekelund, U., Cerin, E., Keita, Y., Bauman, A., Hallal, P. C., Ramirez Varela, A., Pratt, M., Reis, R., Hinckson, E., Ding, D., Kohl, H. W., & Sallis, J. (2026). Physical activity for public health in the 21st century. Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04237-5
Improving equity in access to large metropolitan parks in historically spatially segregated urban areas: A case study of St. Louis, USA
Eyler, A. A., O'Connor, A., Naghiloo, F., Holland, D., Tibatemwa, E., & Salvo, D. (2025). Improving equity in access to large metropolitan parks in historically spatially segregated urban areas: A case study of St. Louis, USA. Cities, 166, 106228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106228
Five-year trends in U.S. child and adolescent 24-hour movement behavior guideline adherence, 2018-2022
Pfledderer, C. D., Mullane, E. J., Brown, D. M. Y., Burkart, S., Hunt, E. T., Johnson, A., Parker, H., & Salvo, D. (2025). Five-year trends in U.S. child and adolescent 24-hour movement behavior guideline adherence, 2018-2022. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7215360/v1
Foundations of Physical Activity and Public Health
Who Benefits? A Mixed Methods Study Assessing Community Use of a Major Metropolitan Park During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Áine O'Connor, Resendiz, E., Nason, L., Eyler, A. A., Brownson, R. C., Reis, R. S., Banchoff, A., King, A. C., & Salvo, D. (2024). Who Benefits? A Mixed Methods Study Assessing Community Use of a Major Metropolitan Park During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Urban Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-024-00886-4
When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Salvo, D., Jáuregui, A., Adlakha, D., Sarmiento, O. L., & Reis, R. S. (2022). When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Annual Review of Public Health, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071321-042211