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Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design: A...
Originally published in May 2002 by the National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW), this guide...
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Sun, Dec 27 2009
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Preventing Chronic Diseases: Investing Wisely in Health
This fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides statistics on obesity...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009
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Use of a Community Trail Among New and Habitual Exercisers...
Using onsite trail interviews, this study evaluates physical activity patterns and trail use among...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009
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Physical Activity in New York City
This study from the New York City Department of Health reports on the physical activity habits of...
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Wed, Dec 9 2009
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Who owns the roads? How motorised traffic discourages walking...
From the Abstract: P L Jacobsen, F Racioppi, H Rutter Objective: To examine the impact of traffic...
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Wed, Dec 9 2009
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Active Transportation: Making the Link from Transportation...
This report from Active Living Research, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, summarizes...
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Fri, Nov 20 2009
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Neighborhood Resources for Physical Activity and Healthy...
This study shows that, adjusted for age, sex, family history of diabetes, race/ethnicity, income...
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Tue, Nov 17 2009
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Play Matters: A Study of Best Practices to Inform Local...
From KaBOOM!: "In municipalities across America, engaged citizens and civic leaders are actively...
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Thu, Nov 5 2009
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Body Mass Index, Neighborhood Fast Food and Restaurant Concentration...
Description from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation : A study published in the Journal of Urban Health...
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Wed, Sep 9 2009
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Differential Trends in Weight-Related Health Behaviors Among...
Objectives. We investigated temporal patterns from 1984 to 2006 in 6 weight-related health behaviors...
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Fri, Sep 4 2009
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The Influence of the VERB Campaign on Children's Physical...
Objectives. We evaluated physical activity outcomes for children exposed to VERB, a campaign to...
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Mon, Jul 27 2009
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Active Commuting and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD; Janne Boone-Heinonen, PhD; Steve Sidney, MD, MPH; Barbara Sternfeld, PhD;...
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Mon, Jul 27 2009
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Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Partnership: Transportation...
A vision of healthy communities cannot disregard or devalue transportation. A healthy community...
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Fri, May 29 2009
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Pilot evaluation of a walking school bus program in a low...
Background To evaluate the impact of a walking school bus (WSB) program on student transport in...
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Fri, May 29 2009
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American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on the Built...
This policy statement highlights how the built environment of a community affects children's...
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Thu, May 28 2009
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Health and Wellness Benefits of Trails & Greenways
Trails and greenways create healthy recreation and transportation opportunities by providing people...
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Wed, Apr 29 2009
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Active Transportation and Health
To promote healthy lifestyles and combat the rising trend of obesity and inactivity in the United...
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Wed, Apr 29 2009
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Trails & Greenways: Advancing the Smart Growth Agenda
This paper draws on existing research and case studies to provide comprehensive documentation of...
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Tue, Apr 28 2009
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Creating Active Communities: Ten Case Studies of Programs...
My how we’ve grown. Nearly 65 percent of Americans are overweight and 31 percent are considered...
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Tue, Apr 28 2009
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