Safety

Relationships among community characteristics and walking etc

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 20:14
Abstract - community characteristics and walking - web page
A paper comparing walking and bicycling for transportation. The authors found that communities with more parks had significantly higher levels of walking and bicycling for transportation.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
walking
transport options
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--3.27 Physical activity
-3 Safety & Health

The physical environment and physical activity

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 03:12
Moving from ecological associations to intervention evidence
Editorial - physical environment and physical activity - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
An editorial on physical activity and the physical environment.
Topics: 
Safety
Transport
Health
Free tags: 
health promotion
ecology
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--3.21 Health & transport policies
-3 Safety & Health

Barriers to children walking to or from school (US)

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 02:44
United States - 2004
Full article - Barriers to children walking to or from school - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
A research paper on barriers of American children walking to school
Author(s):
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
physical activity
centres for disease control and prevention
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--3.61 Child safety research
-3 Safety & Health

Travelwise (North Shore)

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 01:20
Transport and Roads
Travelwise - Document
A website which promotes walking alongside other transport options
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Author(s):
unknown
Publisher(s):
North Shore City Council
Region (NZ): 
Auckland region
City/Town: 
North Shore
Topics: 
Safety
Transport
Policy
Institution: 
Local government
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schools
work
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-1 Policy
--1.31 Auckland local council

Pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic and low-income etc

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 23/05/2006 - 04:03
Abstract - pedometer-determined physical activity - web page
This paper sought to characterise pedometer-determined physical activity among a predominately racial and ethnic minority sample of adults residing in low-inco
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Safety
Health
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physical activity
low-income
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--3.27 Physical activity
-3 Safety & Health

ROSE 25 report (European Commission guide on road safety education)

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/03/2006 - 23:26
Rose-25 report - Web page
ROSE 25 - Inventory and compiling of a European Good Practice Guide on Road safety education targeted at young people
Author(s):
European Commission
Publisher(s):
European Commission
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
good practice guide
target audiences
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--3.50 Pedestrian safety promotion
-3 Safety & Health

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Living Streets Aotearoa is the New Zealand organisation for people on foot, promoting walking-friendly communities. We are a nationwide organisation with local branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand.

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