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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Am J Prev Med
2013;45(3):282–288
There are wide
variations in the mode of travel to work across regions and sociodemographic
groups in the UK. The protective association between active travel and
cardiovascular risk demonstrated in this nationally representative study adds
to growing evidence that concerted policy focus in this area may benefit
population health.
The paper reports on the development of a
new instrument for assessing adults’ perceptions of the neighbourhood
environment (PENS) and uses data from the iConnect project (www.iconnect.ac.uk)
to explore the relationships between different attributes of the environment
and levels of walking and cycling for transport and recreation. This is one of
few studies to have examined attributes of the physical environment and their
associations with walking and cycling behaviors separately and for different
purposes.
Preventive Medicine, Available online 9
August 2013, In Press
Transport policies to reduce car trips
could produce important health benefits in terms of reduced morbidity,
particularly for those who take up active transportation.
Preventive Medicine, Available online 9
August 2013, In Press
Highlights:
•We examined resident's usage of parks
and their participation in physical activity.
•Park visits were associated with
greater odds of transportation physical activity.
•Park visits were associated with
greater odds of engaging in leisure-time walking.
•Park visits were associated with
greater odds of engaging in leisure-time MVPA.
•Park visits were associated with
greater odds of engaging in total physical activity.
CHILDREN
This practice briefing is designed to
give practitioners and managers of early years settings practical ideas for promoting
physical activity with the under fives.
Transportation Research Board of the
National Academies Volume 2327 / 2013 pgs 9-18
"If children perceived their
neighborhood to be a safe area in which to walk alone, they were also more
likely to walk. For parents, the perception that strangers were present and the
presence of busy streets influenced the mode of travel. Different effects were
produced across separately estimated home-to-school and school-to-home
models."
OLDER ADULTS
The European Centre for Environment and
Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School has begun Moving
Stories – a project designed to understand the impact of physical activity on
experiences and the perceptions of ageing. The project will investigate
peoples’ experiences of being physically active in older age; and also examine
how physically active older adults are perceived by other people.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
… Ministers
reviewed progress on a number of physical activity and recreation initiatives:
the Multisectoral Framework for Action on the After-School Time Period, which
seeks to encourage children to be more physically active and reduce sedentary
activities or other unhealthy or high-risk behaviors in the after-school time
period; planning for a National Recreation Summit to be hosted in Ontario in
2014 and the development of a National Recreation Agenda; and Active Canada
20/20….
This is the first time in England that
physical activity levels have been measured against the 2011 Chief Medical
Officers’ UK physical activity guidelines. Due to differences in measuring
physical activity levels, comparisons between previous results and the latest
results are difficult but best estimates suggest there has been only a small
increase in adults meeting the guidelines.
Brochure
outlines how sport and physical activity: Contributes to the economy; Empowers
communities: Improves health of Canadians; and, Achieves excellence (Olympic
and Paralympic games).
RESEARCH STUFF
This
template was created to assist scientists and others with the development of
Knowledge Translation (KT) plans for research but can be used to plan for
non-research projects. The Knowledge Translation Planning Template is
universally applicable to areas beyond health.
URBAN DESIGN
Cities Available online 9 August 2013 In
Press
Highlights:
•Re-connecting urban design and planning
and public health collaboration is a priority.
•Optimal built environment scales and
thresholds for promoting health are unknown.
•Public health findings can inform and
guide planning decisions.
"Built
environment characteristics are associated with walking, bicycling, transit
use, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Developing built environments supportive
of walking, bicycling, and transit use can help meet state VMT reduction goals.
But tools are necessary to understand how changes to the built environment may
translate into changes in travel. Such tools can help optimize land use and transportation
investments for reduced VMT and communicate such changes to the public.”
WOMEN
This report compiles more than 100
original and trusted sources of data to showcase the growth and potential of
female bicyclists in the United States. It also suggest five key focus areas —
the 5 Cs — to increase women's ridership (Comfort, Convenience, Consumer Products, Confidence and
Community).
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