Safety

Obesity relationships with community design, physical activity and time spent in cars

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 23:57
Abstract & PDF link - Obesity relationships with community design etc - web page
An article which evaluates the relationship between the built environment around each participant's place of residence and self-reported travel patterns (walking and time in a car), body mass index (BMI), and obesity for specific gender and ethnicity classifications
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Safety
Health
Free tags: 
obesity
eating disorders
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--3.25 Walking & obesity
-3 Safety & Health

Promoting and protecting the health of children and young people

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 23:53
Abstract & order info - Promoting and protecting the health of children etc - web page
An article about health promotion interventions that can target children and young people and lay the foundations of a healthy lifestyle that may be maintained in adulthood
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Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
mental health
injury
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.60 Child safety promotion
-3 Safety & Health

Proportion of trips made by walking

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 20:50
Estimating a state-level baseline for healthy people in 2010 - objective 22-14
Abstract - proportion of trips made by walking - web page
A paper investigating the number of short trips made by walking in Michigan, US
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
health behaviour
short trips
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--3.27 Physical activity
-3 Safety & Health

Relationships among community characteristics and walking etc

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 20:14
Abstract - community characteristics and walking - web page
A paper comparing walking and bicycling for transportation. The authors found that communities with more parks had significantly higher levels of walking and bicycling for transportation.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
walking
transport options
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.27 Physical activity
-3 Safety & Health

The physical environment and physical activity

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 03:12
Moving from ecological associations to intervention evidence
Editorial - physical environment and physical activity - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
An editorial on physical activity and the physical environment.
Topics: 
Safety
Transport
Health
Free tags: 
health promotion
ecology
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.21 Health & transport policies
-3 Safety & Health

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