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The Built Environment and Location-Based Physical Activity

April 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This study used GPS and accelerometers, physical activity monitoring equipment, to track physical activity around home and work locations. There is evidence that certain neighborhood characteristics, including land-use mix and population density, influence physical activity among residents.

The Path to Active Living

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines the work of the Somerville Active Living by Design Partnership. The authors report on the partnership between Active Living by Design and community organizations and assess the key successes and challenges of the project.

Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color

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To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.

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