<P>This section covers:<ul><li>Marketing programmes designed to encourage walking</li><li>Advertisements encouraging walking and the use of pedestrian facilities</li><li>Photographs of, and artwork for, signs and information displays related to footpaths and walkways</li><li>Case studies and evaluations of walking promotion initiatives</li><li>Guides and advice on organising walking groups and activities</li><li>Active tourism, walking tours, etc</li><li>Outdoor recreation and rural walking</li></ul>
Exceptions<ul><li>Descriptions of local facilities which influence walking - walkways, footpaths, roads, parks etc (see section 2)</li><li>Walking school buses and similar school transport (see section 5)</a></li><li>Publicity material relating to the health aspects of walking (see section 3)</li><li>Maps, guides and pamphlets covering specific walks (see section 6)</li></ul>
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Abstract - Declining Rates of Physical Activity in the United States - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
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Stroll your way to well-being (for new mothers, Australia)
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 02:54A survey of the perceived benefits, community support, and stigma associated with pram walking groups designed for new mothers, Sydney, Australia
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An environmental intervention to promote walking and cycling
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 02:52The impact of a newly constructed rail trail in Western Sydney
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Encouraging stair-use - banners are better than posters
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Health impacts of a national mass media campaign on walking in Scotland
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An intervention to promote walking in sedentary women in the community
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/06/2006 - 21:05Order a reprint - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
The objective of this paper was to evaluate a telephone counselling intervention that was designed to help sedentary women begin and maintain a walking program
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Promoting safe walking and biking to school: The Marin County success story
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/06/2006 - 03:51The Marin County Success Story
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Active Commuting in a University Setting
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Using focus groups in the consumer research phase etc
Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 23:35Full HTML text - Using focus groups etc - Web page
A community-based participatory research study, 17 focus groups were used in consumer research to develop a social marketing program to promote walking and other moderate-intensity physical activities.
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AARP Conducts Social Marketing Campaign to Motivate Older Adults in Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis., to be
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Describes a social marketing project to promote increased physical activity in two demonstration sites, Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis., from 2002 through 2004.
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About Us
Living Streets Aotearoa is the New Zealand organisation for people on foot, promoting walking-friendly communities. We are a nationwide organisation with local branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand.
We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or slow, whether walking, sitting, commuting, shopping, between appointments, or out on the streets for exercise, for leisure or for pleasure.