Alberta Centre for Active Living
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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Alberta Walking Survey
In order to know and understand Albertans’ walking behaviours the Alberta Centre for Active Living, in conjunction with Alberta Health Services conducted a survey with the objective of identifying:
In order to know and understand Albertans’ walking behaviours the Alberta Centre for Active Living, in conjunction with Alberta Health Services conducted a survey with the objective of identifying:
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The amount of time Albertans spend walking,
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Where Albertans walk,
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Demographic factors related to time spent walking,
and
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The relationship between the size of the geographic
location Albertans live in and their time spent walking.
The Canadian
Partnership against Cancer has a new tool to help you find active
transportation policies from across Canada.
The Canadian Municipal Active Transportation Policy Map is a bilingual,
customized, Google map pre-populated with active transportation policies from
the Prevention
Policies Directory.
This report has
been developed in response to widespread interest for improving both mobility
choices and community character through a commitment to creating and enhancing
walkable communities.
Presenters,
including Coalition Director Roger Millar, will discuss snow removal needs and
effective practices. Discusses effective
snow removal strategies to ensure accessibility for all traveling along
community roads and pathways, including those with disabilities.
Congratulations
to Paul Halupka and Alex Helbach from Chicago's Active Transportation Alliance
for pulling together this beautiful take on why women ride.
CHILDREN
Fire Up Your
Feet has many ways to motivate your family and your school or PTA group to walk
more, play more and find the joys of being physically active. In just three
simple steps, you will be fired up and on your way to a healthy school!
Announcing the
launch of a new web site for Ontario's after school program staff. Visit
ONafterschool.ca to find policies, manuals, activities, sector news and more….
CONFERENCES
February 12 and 13, 2014 | Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
Early-Bird Registration Is Now Open
OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT
A ‘healthy
people, healthy places’ briefing, this briefing summarizes the importance of
action on obesity and a specific focus on active travel, and outlines the
regulatory and policy approaches that can be taken.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The BHFNC annual conference featured a
case study zone showcasing examples of physical activity interventions that
relate to behaviour change. The case
studies summarized in this booklet are examples of physical activity
interventions that:
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have been designed with
behaviour change theory and/or models used to underpin the delivery of an
intervention
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use behaviour change techniques
and principles to initiate and sustain physical activity behaviour at an
individual, community or population level
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are making changes to the
environment to create more physical activity friendly
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use policy, regulation or
incentives to enable or effect physical activity behaviour change
This briefing paper from Public Health
England describes social and economic inequalities associated with diet and
physical activity and provides possible explanations for these inequalities.
(It’s the 1st document listed on this webpage).
If you were unable to attend the event,
or would like to revisit the presentations from the day, keynote and workshop
presentations are now available to download.
URBAN DESIGN
The new Complete Streets approach puts
pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users on equal footing with motor-vehicle
drivers. The initiative aims to improve the quality of life in Boston by
creating streets that are both great public spaces and sustainable
transportation networks. It embraces innovation to address climate change and
promote healthy living
Leading
Livability: Pilot Transportation Demand Management and Mobility Management Programs of Five Michigan Communities
The recommendations outlined in “Leading Livability” are a result of those discussions, and are designed to produce jobs, spur regional economies and improve quality of life for all Michigan residents in ways that build on local place-making efforts. While the recommendations are specific to the five regions, the lessons can be applied to many communities across the state.
The recommendations outlined in “Leading Livability” are a result of those discussions, and are designed to produce jobs, spur regional economies and improve quality of life for all Michigan residents in ways that build on local place-making efforts. While the recommendations are specific to the five regions, the lessons can be applied to many communities across the state.
Living Streets
commissioned research company Just Economics to bring together the evidence of
the commercial and consumer benefits of good walking environments.
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