Living Streets Aotearoa Inc.

Walking and health

 

WHO Europe: Quantifying the health effects of cycling and walking http://www.euro.who.int/eprise/main/WHO/Progs/TRT/policy/20070503_1?language
Residential planning, health, obesity, etc - article in The Aucklander http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/story.cfm?storyID=3762791
World Cancer Research Fund International report on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/
UK Sustainable Development Commission http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications.php?id=501 
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications.php?id=542
WHO: Collaboration between Health and Transport sectors in promoting physical activity http://www.euro.who.int/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/200705
Seattle Times: 2 studies: Urban sprawl adds pounds, pollution http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2002760245_sprawlfat24m.html
Walking the way to health (UK) http://www.whi.org.uk
(Updated) dietary guidelines for Americans 2005 http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20050112.html
Letters in BMJ (British Medical Journal) on walking and cycling http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/329/7476/1237?etoc
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/329/7476/1237-a?etoc
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/329/7476/1237-b?etoc

http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/329/7476/1238?etoc
Health promotion forum of NZ (see, particularly, the section on advocacy and public health) http://www.hpforum.org.nz/
http://www.hpforum.org.nz/page.php?31#291
Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl (America) http://www.transact.org/report.asp?id=229
Long walks stave off dementia, US studies say http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/21/health/main644822.shtml
Obesity and the Built Environment - presentations given at this conference http://www.niehs.nih.gov/drcpt/beoconf/agenda.htm
Cut processed food, say experts (and increase physical activity) - BBC News Online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2814253.stm
Cut processed food, say experts (and increase physical activity) - WHO press release http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr20/en/
Scientific American food pyramid article (also emphasises exercise) Scientific American
Diabetes New Zealand http://diabetes.org.nz/
Obesity Action Coalition OAC newsletters
Fight obesity epidemic http://www.foe.org.nz
Osteoporosis New Zealand http://www.osteoporosis.org.nz