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The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.

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Do Short Physical Activity Breaks in Classrooms Work?

February 28, 2013 | Issue Brief

With budget pressures increasing and cuts being made to physical education, schools are finding ways to help kids be active in class. This brief summarizes research regarding how classroom breaks can help young people be active and healthy.

Afterschool Program Participation, Youth Physical Fitness, and Overweight

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The children who most need fitness-focused afterschool programs may not be participating in them.

Combining Photovoice and Focus Groups

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Engaging Latina teens in a photography project empowered them to address barriers to physical activity in their Connecticut community.

Summer and Follow-Up Interventions to Affect Adiposity with Mothers and Daughters

March 1, 2013 | Journal Article

A summer intervention reduced body fat in Latina girls but results were not long-lasting.

Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The odds of student overweight or obesity decreased if they lived in communities with higher walkability index scores according to this study.

Introduction to the Active Living Research Supplement

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

In a supplement to the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, important interventional strategies aimed toward understanding disparities in environments and policies that support active living are discussed

Using Evidence to Create Active Communities: Stories from the Field--Policy and Research with Chicago's Child Care Centers

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Improving child care standards relating to nutrition, physical activity, and screen-time was a joint resolution passed by the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children.

Gender Differences in Self-Report Physical Activity and Park and Recreation Facility Use Among Latinos in Wake County, North Carolina

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Public parks and recreational facilities offer Latinos a viable option for physical activity (PA).

The Perceived and Built Environment Surrounding Urban Schools and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The relationship between perceptions of the built environment and the physical environment surrounding schools predicts levels of moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).

Individual-and Area-Level Disparities in Access to the Road Network, Subway System and a Public Bicycle Share Program on the Island of Montreal, Canada

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Higher populations of low-income and low-education residents had greater access to the subway and bicycle share program.

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