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Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence

January 1, 2010 | Book

This book synthesizes the results from more than 50 years of empirical research, resulting in simple, powerful, and practical guidance for health professionals who want to know the most effective strategies for helping their clients to put long-term health-relevant behavior changes into practice.

The United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts

January 1, 2011 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts offers an approach to stemming gang violence. Their program uses streetworkers, some of whom were former gang members, to stop outbreaks of gang violence and help gang members get an education, locate employment training opportunities, and find jobs.

Redesigning Primary Care Practice to Incorporate Health Behavior Change

February 4, 2009 | Book/Journal Article

This article introduces the American Journal of Preventive Medicine's supplement on round two results of the Prescription for Health program.

Factors Associated with Federal Transportation Funding for Local Pedestrian and Bicycle Programming and Facilities

March 25, 2009 | Book

Federal funding for projects to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation varies by the relative poverty and education levels of the counties where they are located, as well as by region, according to the first study of the patterns of such federal funding.

Transit and Health: Mode of Transport, Employer-Sponsored Public Transit Pass Programs, and Physical Activity

March 25, 2009 | Book

Analysis of data from a 2001-2002 survey of travel within the Atlanta area found those who make more mass transit trips are more likely to walk 30 or more minutes per day, enough to meet a government recommendation for physical activity.

Effect of Innovative Building Design on Physical Activity

March 25, 2009 | Book

Programming office building elevators to stop only on every third floor, so that stairs become the only access to certain floors for nondisabled employees, can push employees to use stairs more and thus get more physical activity, as it did in the California building which is the subject of this study.

Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado

March 25, 2009 | Book

The implementation of federally mandated Local Wellness Policies had a minimal impact, according to a study of 45 rural Colorado school districts. After implementation, there was no change in the time spent in physical education and recess, nor in the policies supporting student participation in those activities.

Correlates of Walking to School and Implications for Public Policies

March 25, 2009 | Book

A survey of parents of young schoolchildren in Austin, Texas reveals a 15-minute walk to school, accompanied by an adult, appears to be acceptable, as long as children do not need to travel through high-traffic or unsafe areas.

Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary Schools

March 25, 2009 | Book

Passing a school health policy bill is not enough. Program refinements, monitoring and accountability measures, as well as supportive communitywide efforts, are necessary to achieve the legislation's goals, according to this evaluation of a bill mandating physical education time and school health education.

Connecting Active Living Research and Public Policy

March 24, 2009 | Book

This introduction to a supplement in the Journal of Public Health Policy recaps the 2008 Active Living Research Conference, which focused on creating environments to encourage people to be active in their daily lives. The conference also examined how research can influence policy-making.

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