Effects of Environment on Physical Activity and Nutrition
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH: 11 Profiles of Neighborhood Transformation
Active Living Research
Understanding the Relationship Between Public Health and the Built Environment
Active Transportation to School: Trends among U.S. Schoolchildren, 1969-2001 (abstract)
Indicators of Activity-Friendly Communities
SOPLAY is a validated direct observation tool for assessing physical activity and associated environmental characteristics in free play settings (e.g., recess and lunch at school). Active Living Research
RWJF reports on a Study Exploring the Relationship Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Obesity Prevalence, published in Nutrition Reviews (2-2008)
Promoting Active Communities is an online self-assessment to evaluate built environments, policies and programs related to promoting and supporting physical activity. The PAC assessment was developed in Michigan.
Free online course providing "How To" guide for conducting health impact assessments. The course was developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials, sponsored by the CDC.
The Trust for Public Land, Park Equity and Public Health Toolkit.
The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America, commissioned by the Convergence Partnership, July 2009
Unlocking the Playground: Achieving Equity in Physical Activity Spaces,
Summary and Recommendations, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, Spring, 2009
Preventive Medicine, January 2010 (Vol. 50, No. S1). This special issue:
Active Communities for Youth and Families: Using Research to Create Momentum for Change, includes an article on the Omaha collaborative written by members of our Live Well Omaha Kids Executive Committee. (Free full text)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Designing Healthy Places Website Updated
Active Transportation - Making the Link from Transportation to Physical Activity and Obesity (Active Living, Research Brief, 2009.
Researchers Explore Link Between Obesity and Environment, reported by Tom Fudge, at the Active Living Research conference, February, 2010.
Transportation for America: Get the facts. See this interactive map about your state's transportation.
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