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Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 23:59
Examining the evidence
Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? - Document - Adobe PDF
This report • Reviews the broad trends affecting the relationships among physical activity, health, transportation, and land use; • Summarizes what is known about these relationships and what they suggest for future policy decisions at all levels of government; and • Identifies priorities for future research.
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Urban Planning and Public Health at CDC

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 22:32
Urban Planning and Public Health at CDC - Web page
Urban planning, also called city and regional planning, is a multidisciplinary field in which professionals work to improve the welfare of persons and communities by creating more convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive places now and for the future.
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The public health roots of zoning:

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 22:19
in search of active living's legal genealogy.
The public health roots of zoning: - Web page
To better understand the dynamic nature of land-use law and policy, and how policymakers might accomplish zoning reform to encourage more physically active environments, this paper traces the public health roots of zoning through a family tree of land-use legal doctrines.
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From walkability to active living potential

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 22:14
From walkability to active living potential - Web page
Background The purpose of this paper is to establish the reliability and validity of a neighborhood-level measure of active living potential by applying principles of ecometrics. Methods Following a 3-day training session, observers (n =8) were provided with a map of a predetermined walking route constructed through the joining of ten randomly selected street block
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