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Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight
Results of a Bridging the Gap study suggest that living in more-walkable communities is associated with reduced prevalence of adolescent overweight and obesity.
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Evaluating the Walking School Bus Program in Low-Income Neighborhoods
March 24, 2011 | Story
"Early in my medical training I started to realize that so many kids who were overweight or obese were obviously not getting enough physical activity, and it was disproportionally affecting minority kids," Mendoza recalls.
Exergaming and Older Adult Cognition
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Physical exercise may prevent or delay dementia, but how to get older adults to exercise when so few do? This study suggests virtual "cybercycling" can produce a beneficial cognitive effect over and above traditional exercise.
Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More
February 14, 2012 | Story
A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.
Urbana, Ill., School Makes it Possible for Children to Walk and Bike to School
November 22, 2011 | Story
Walking or biking to and from school is a great way to ensure daily physical activity for children and to help prevent obesity.
How Does Community Design Impact Health?
January 26, 2010 | Story
Zhu learned that walking to school is a complicated matter. But she quickly discovered that choosing to walk to school "is such a complex problem that it cannot be simplified into a single index.
Disparities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Children and Adolescents
February 28, 2009 | Book
Contrary to previous studies, the level of physical activity among kids varies more by age and gender than by ethnicity or socioeconomic status, according to a survey that reviewed previous literature and relied on accelerometer data of activity levels rather than self-reporting.
Games for Health
May 6, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.
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.
A Victory For Urban Agriculture in Kansas City
October 18, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Georgia Community Making Parks More Accessible
September 7, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.