Alberta Centre for Active Living
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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
This video compares a city to a human
circulatory system
From Liveable Ottawa this advocacy video
presents economic rationale for active transportation
The Pedestrian Safety Guide and
Countermeasure Selection System is intended to provide practitioners with the
latest information available for improving the safety and mobility of those who
walk. The online tools provide the user with a list of possible engineering,
education, or enforcement treatments to improve pedestrian safety and/or
mobility based on user input about a specific location.
CHILDREN
Preventive Medicine, Available online 13
September 2013
Highlights:
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We examined the impact of 3
motivational strategies on physical activity during PE.
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This cluster randomized trial
involved 288 students (mean age 13.6 years).
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Promoting choice can increase
activity and decrease sedentary behavior in PE.
Am J Prev Med 2013;45(4):386-392
Researchers compared physical activity
of children in a neighborhood designed to be more compact and walkable and
those in more conventionally designed communities. Children in the smart growth
neighborhood got 46 percent more exercise – or 10 extra minutes – than those in
the conventional neighborhoods.
Journal of Pediatrics Published online
Sept 16th
doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1488
Across the quadrennial surveys, significant
increases were identified in number of days with at least 60 minutes of PA,
daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, eating breakfast on weekdays and
weekends, and BMI. Television viewing and consumption of sweets and sweetened
beverages decreased across this same period. These same patterns were seen in
all racial/ethnic groups.
COMMUNITY
Preventive Medicine Available online 6
September 2013 In Press
doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.024
(This study assessed) the impact of a 3
year (2006–2009) community-based intervention for obesity and chronic disease
prevention in four diverse “Healthy Alberta Communities” (HAC).
(Nykiforuk, Plotnikoff, Raine – authors)
OLDER ADULTS
Encouraging older adults to become and
stay active has developed into an important public health priority. While the
physical and emotional benefits of exercise are increasingly well known, just
40 percent of older adults are engaged in regular leisure-time physical
activity.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Helping the community of Airdrie live an
active lifestyle. “To increase and
sustain a physically active Airdrie by encouraging and promoting activities that
support a healthy lifestyle”
This review from the University of
Canberra makes ten recommendations for any future Australian program for
promoting physical literacy.
Let’s
Make Our Day Harder (video)
From the
creator of 23 and ½ Hours:
What is the single best thing we can do for our health Dr. Evans reviews some of the science around how our typical days
have shifted and our health impacted with technology and culture. It is also a
call to action about how to "Tweak your Week."
URBAN DESIGN
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Distance: how far can you walk
in 20 minutes?
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Destinations: is everything you
need on a daily basis within that distance?
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Density: are there enough
people in the area to support the businesses and facilities you need for daily
needs?
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is
the leading organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood
development, sustainable communities and healthier living conditions.
CNU’s street design manual was created in
partnership with the Institute of Transportation Engineers. This recommended
practice is being used by planners, city leaders, engineers and advocates to
create walkable streets that are safe and inviting for all users.
Metro planners
are looking at how people use the system's park-and-ride lots. While they help
people at the region's edges access transit, many commuters in closer-in areas
drive very short distances to Metro stations because good pedestrian and bike
connections don't exist.
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