Safety

Distance of walking in childhood and femoral bone density etc

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 26/07/2006 - 04:46
Abstract - Distance of walking in childhood etc - Web page
Premenopausal women were asked how many kilometers per day they had walked to school and back, in each grade of primary school. Walking distance was not associated with spinal bone density.
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Health
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health
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--3.24 Women's health & walking
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Safekids Community - Falls and Pedestrian Safety Checklist

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 24/07/2006 - 08:13
PDF file - Falls and Pedestrian Safety Checklist - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
A checklist for local authorities focusing on the role of the local government in protecting and promoting child pedestrian safety and falls prevention
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Safety
Health
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safety education
checklist
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--3.60 Child safety promotion
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Travelwise 4 School (Auckland)

Submitted by administrator on Sun, 23/07/2006 - 22:07
Travelwise 4 School - Web page
Auckland City\'s Travelwise 4 School programme aims to create travel alternatives for school kids other than being dropped off by car, and ultimately reduce school-related travel congestion and safety issues.
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Auckland Ci
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Auckland
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Safety
Health
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Local government
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school transport
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--3.60 Child safety promotion
-3 Safety & Health

Slip, trip and fall accidents occurring during the delivery of mail

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 21/07/2006 - 02:46
Abstract - Slip, trip and fall accidents etc - Web page
This study sought to identify causal factors for slip, trip and fall accidents occurring during the delivery of mail.
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Safety
Health
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injury
prevention research
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--3.30 Accident-prevention research
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Pounding the pavement (Oklahoma)

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 21/07/2006 - 02:23
Abstract - Pounding the pavement. - Web page
Presents information on the results of a survey conducted at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater on the minimum standards of walking recommended for good health among college students in 2004.
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Safety
Health
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fitness
public health
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--3.20 Walking/health relationship, general
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Pedestrian exposure to air pollution along a major road etc

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 21/07/2006 - 02:09
Abstract - Pedestrian exposure to air pollution along a major road etc - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
Pedestrian exposure to PM 2.5, the loss of reflectance (‘blackness’) of the PM 2.5 filters, ultrafine particle counts and carbon monoxide (CO) was investigated along a major r
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Safety
Health
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pedestrians
physical activity
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--3.50 Pedestrian safety promotion
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Active commuting to and from school and BMI in elementary school children etc (abstract)

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 20/07/2006 - 04:10
Active commuting to and from school and BMI in elementary school children-preliminary data - Web page
United States National Health Objectives include increasing the proportion of trips made by walking to and from school for children who live within 1.6 km to 50%. The purpose of this objective is to increase the level of physical activity among children.
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children
obesity
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--3.22 Child health & walking
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Active commuting to school: an overlooked source of childrens physical activity

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 20/07/2006 - 04:03
Abstract - Active commuting to school: an overlooked source etc - Web page
The assessment and promotion of childrens healthful physical activity is important: (i) to combat the international obesity epidemic that extends to childhood; and (ii) to establish an early habit of lifestyle physical activity that can be sustained into adolesce
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active transport
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--3.61 Child safety research
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Omission of active commuting to school and the prevalence of childrens health-related physical activ

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 20/07/2006 - 03:50
the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Study
Omission of active commuting to school and the prevalence of childrens health-related physical activity levels - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
Active commuting to school by walking or bicycle is a potential source of continuous moderate activity for children that has bee
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Safety
Health
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school transport
child health
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--3.61 Child safety research
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