Health

Social capital and the built environment

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:54
The importance of walkable neighbourhoods
Social capital and the built environment - Abstract - Web page
Leyden seeks to examine whether pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use neighbourhoods encourage enhanced levels of social and community engagement, using Galway as a case study.
Country (exc. NZ): 
EU
Topics: 
Design and planning
Health
Community Engagement
Free tags: 
design
neighbourhood
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--2.95 Rest-of-world, UN, EU etc studies
-2 Design

Places to walk: convenience and regular physical activity

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:49
Places to walk - link only, subscription required - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
To guide their efforts to promote regular physical activity, Powell, Martin, and Chowdhu
Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
Topics: 
Design and planning
Health
Free tags: 
neighbourhood
surveillance system
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--2.91 North America
-2 Design

Walking the talk (incorporating physical activity into conferences and meetings)

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:36
Incorporating physical activity into conferences and meetings
Walking the talk - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
A Rocky Mountain Conference on Weight Realities (2005) incorporated physical activities throughout the meeting to promote active living and to demonstrate how to build enjoyable body movement into daily lives of busy people.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
exercise
conferences
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--3.27 Physical activity
-3 Safety & Health

Chronic disease notes and reports (physical activity and health)

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:28
Special focus on physical activity and health
CDN&R Special Focus Physical Activity and Health - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
This contains the Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
health
surgeon general
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--3.20 Walking/health relationship, general
-3 Safety & Health

Walk to school (quick start resource)

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:26
Quick start resource
Walk to School - quick start resource - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
A downloadable PDF which provides key references, tools, and components for planning, implementing, evaluating and promoting a walk to school program.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
toolkit
resource list
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--3.60 Child safety promotion
-3 Safety & Health

Relationship of walking to mortality among US adults with diabetes

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:20
Relationship of walking to mortality among US adults with diabetes
Go to CDC Fact Sheet - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
This is a fact sheet about mortality among people in the United States of America with diabetes and the relationship this has with walking.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
walking benefits
mortality
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--3.26 Walking & therapy
-3 Safety & Health

Health promoting physical activity of adults with mental retardation

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:14
Abstract of - Health promoting physical activity etc - web page
This is a literature review which describes the physical activity behaviour of adults with mental retardation.
Author(s):
Heidi Stanish,Viviene Temple,Georgia Frey
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
health promotion
physical activity
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--3.26 Walking & therapy
-3 Safety & Health

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