obesity

The Health Select Committee Inquiry into Obesity and Type Two Diabetes in New Zealand:

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 11/03/2008 - 22:58
A back seat for physical activity
The Health Select Committee Inquiry into Obesity and Type Two Diabetes in New Zealand: - Document - Adobe PDF
Over the past two years substantial attention has been paid by New Zealand politicians to the prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Safety
Health
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obesity
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Cities must change to protect our health

Cities must be redesigned to make it much easier for people to be physically active as part of everyday life. This is the main finding in a report about to be released.

The report’s author, John White, says that submissions to the recent Health Select Committee Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes had a very strong message. “We need to make walking and cycling the easy and natural choice by the way we design urban areas”, Mr White said.

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National level
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Design and planning
Health
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obesity
diabetes

Health and community design: the impact of the built environment on physical activity

Submitted by administrator on Sun, 30/07/2006 - 22:16
Abstract - Health and community design: the impact of the built environment on physical ac
Country (exc. NZ): 
UK
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Design and planning
Health
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physical activity
obesity
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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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Safety
Health
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children
obesity
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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
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obesity
eating disorders
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Battling America's epidemic of physical inactivity: building more walkable, liveable communities

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 23:51
Building more walkable, liveable communities
link to abstract/purchase info - epidemic of physical inactivity - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
An article which explores the possibility of creating environments which promote physical activity, in particular walking.
Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
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Design and planning
Health
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policy
obesity
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