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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
As traffic has worsened in the fast-growing
region, Austin, Texas, has spent several decades trying build its way out of it
with more roadways. Reports NPR, even an 85 mph tollway had no impact on rush
hour gridlock. Facing a doubling of its population over the next 25 years, the
city is seeing that the answer is giving Austinites the choice to make fewer,
and shorter, trips by car and more trips by walking, bicycling, and taking
transit….
A large swath of the country is still
digging out from the most recent round of winter snow storms, deploying plows,
snow blowers, shovels, sand, salt and even cheese to keep people moving. Many
of these strategies focus on keeping roads clear for drivers. What about for
people who walk, bicycle or rely on transit?
Of $2.4 billion in capital spending
annually, the bill dedicates up to $144 million to a competitive multimodal
fund available for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, $495 million to transit,
and $1.65 billion to roads, bridges and highways. The bill also makes it easier
to use state funds for pedestrian safety and streetscaping projects
Requires (USA) federally funded
transportation projects to accommodate all road users and gives states and
metro regions two years to write their own Complete Streets policies. “To
ensure the safety of all users of the transportation system, including
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and
individuals with disabilities, as they travel on and across federally funded
streets and highways.”
The impending bankruptcy of Montreal-based
bike-sharing company Bixi has one Vancouver city councilor questioning the City
of Vancouver's plans for a multi-million-dollar bike-sharing program.
CHILDREN
Volume 54, Issue 2, Supplement, Pages
A1-A26, S1-S94 (February 2014)
There are a number of articles in this
special supplement that involve physical activity. The link takes you to the table of contents.
Am J of Preventive Medicine Vol 46, Iss 2,
Feb 2014, Pgs 136–142
Although children’s use of neighborhood
parks was generally low, it increased substantially when parks were closer to
children’s homes and had greater vegetation density.
Pediatrics; originally published online
January 13, 2014
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2383
These findings provide evidence of the
effectiveness of Comprehensive School Health to affect children’s physical
activity during and outside of school. Results of this study justify broader
implementation of effective CSH interventions for physical activity promotion
and obesity prevention in the long term.
Preventive Medicine, Available online 16
January 2014
We conducted a systematic search in
fourteen databases until September 2012 for randomised controlled trials on PA
and NE, conducted in the school setting, and delivered to children and
adolescents. Additionally, we performed a cross-reference check in related
papers. The title and abstract review and the quality assessment were performed
by two independent researchers.
The 60 Minute Kids' Club offers three
challenges throughout the year! The 60 Minute Kids' Club is a fun and engaging
program designed to get children in Kindergarten to Grade 6 excited about
making the right healthy choices. It also supports meeting federal guidelines
for 60 minutes of daily physical activity, and provides a common platform for
tracking your DPA.
COMMUNITY
The National Recreation and Park
Association has provided five communities across America with grants applicable
for “park prescriptions”, as outlined in the National Recreation and Park
Association report. The initiative is geared towards integrating healthcare
communities and public lands in order to encourage the development of healthier
& happier people……
HEALTH GENERAL
The Football Fans in Training (FFIT)
project, funded by the NIHR Public Health Research Program, was a free, 12-week
scheme run at Scottish Professional Football League clubs. It was one of the
world’s first trials on a health program being delivered through professional
sports clubs.
OLDER ADULTS
This Feb 5th, 2014 CHNET-WORKS! Fireside
Chat will provide a brief overview of the association between nutritional
status and falls, with a specific focus on dehydration.
OVERWEIGHT/ OBESITY
Am J of Preventive Medicine Vol 46, Iss 2,
Feb 2014, Pgs 195–207
The second phase of Active Living Research
(ALR-2, 2007–2012) focused on advancing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF)’s goal of reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. The mission was to
stimulate and support research to identify environmental factors and policies
that influence physical activity for children and families to inform effective
childhood obesity prevention strategies, with an emphasis on the lower-income
and racial/ethnic communities with highest childhood obesity prevalence. The
present report describes ALR activities undertaken to accomplish three goals.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Am J of Preventive Medicine Vol 46, Iss 2,
Feb 2014, Pgs 208–215
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Active Living
Research (ALR) program commissioned an evaluation of its initiative to assess
10 years (2001–2011) of progress in establishing a new interdisciplinary field
to develop and translate research focused on policy and environmental factors
affecting physical activity in children and families.
SEDENTARISM
Am J of Preventive Medicine Vol 46, Iss 2,
Feb 2014, Pgs 122–135
There was a linear relationship between
greater amounts of sedentary time and mortality risk after controlling for
multiple potential confounders.
WOMEN
The Active Pregnancy resource encourages
physical activity during pregnancy and provides guidelines to ensure pregnant
women are exercising safely. The
resource provides information on stretching, aerobic conditioning, and muscle
conditioning, in addition to providing sample exercises for posture and the
upper and lower body.
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