The Potential of Safe, Secure and Accessible Playgrounds to Increase Children's Physical Activity
February 1, 2011 | Report
Active Living Research analyzes evidence regarding how community resources help children and families be active.
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Neighborhood Environment and Physical Activity Among Youth
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This updated literature review examines the association between environmental attributes and physical activity among youth.
Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Parks are important to the well-being of children and adolescents they play an important role in increasing physical activity. This study assesses park use and park-based physical activity among children and adolescents, ages 0 to 18 in 2007.
Video: What is Walkability?
March 9, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Got five minutes? Spend it viewing a recent video on walkability from Dan Burden, a reigning expert, who took NewPublic Health on a walkability audit of San Diego during the recent New Partners for Smart Growth Conference. Burden is executive direct ...
Correlates of Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children in Diverse Communities
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Type of park activity area—court, field, playground, shelter or open space—predicts level of physical activity in children.
San Fernando, Calif., Puts Pedestrians First
November 22, 2011 | Story
City leaders are now finding ways to put pedestrians first—to slow drivers down or get them out of their cars all together.
Residents Leave Their Cars Behind in Oxford, Miss.
November 22, 2011 | Story
New sidewalks, medians and raised crosswalks have been created. Sidewalks have been linked to a network of bicycle and pedestrian paths.
Seattle-Area Affordable Housing Community Planting Gardens, Building Sidewalks
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Built Environment Predictors of Active Travel to School Among Rural Adolescents
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study to determine whether built environment characteristics (BECs) of school neighborhoods predict active travel to school (ATS) among adolescents in two chiefly rural states found that BECs influence but are not sole predictors of ATS.
Improving Built Environments and Community Connections Can Spur Better Health
September 28, 2011 | Story
Three innovative projects uncover ways to protect mental and physical health by changing the ways people live and interact with each other.