Latest postings of the Alberta Centre for Active Living http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/ The Alberta Centre for Active Living offersevidence-based information for a wide range of practitioners whose work includes promoting physical activity, physical activity, health, active living, research, older adults, education Health Fitness & Nutrition en Copyright 2007 active.living@ualberta.ca (Alberta Centre for Active Living) betty.lee@ualberta.ca http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/logos/org_logos/acallogo2.gifhttp://www.centre4activeliving.ca/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:37 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:37 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.5.1 ABORIGINAL Indigenous Sport Council Alberta ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Active travel strategy Journal of the Transportation Research Board - Volume 2140 / 2009 Paths for All Physical activity in the Active People Survey: Developing an indicator that includes walking and cycling for transport Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 CHILDREN Change4Life one year on Descriptive epidemiology of youth pedometer-determined physical activity: CANPLAY The GirlStars Program: Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Physical Activity and Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls Living in Public Housing Preventing childhood obesity through lifestyle change interventions: A briefing paper for commissioners Upstart: Low Cost Recreation Space Using accelerometers and GPS units to identify the proportion of daily physical activity located in parks with playgrounds in New Zealand children. CHRONIC DISEASE A prediction of obesity trends for adults and their associated diseases MENTAL HEALTH Do exercise and fitness buffer against stress among Swiss police and emergency response service officers? Psychology of Sport and Exercise Minding our bodies: Physical activity for mental health OLDER ADULTS Changes in leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviour at retirement: a prospective study in middle-aged French subjects. International Federation on Aging WHO Age-Friendly Environments Program PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Pedometer Use Among Adults at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Finland, 2007-2008 Physical activity and physical health functioning among middle-aged Finnish employees URBAN DESIGN The Built Environment and Health: 11 Profiles of Neighborhood Transformation Community Health and the Built Environment It takes more than stores to build a winning town center Ottawa Neighborhood Study WOMEN Influence of habitual physical activity on body composition, fat distribution and metabolic variables in early postmenopausal women receiving hormonal therapy Read More <p><strong>ABORIGINAL</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://acecommunities.ca/aboriginal/"><strong>Indigenous Sport Council Alberta</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_113102"><strong>Active travel strategy</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://trb.metapress.com/content/j566510613j4/?sortorder=asc&amp;v=condensed"><strong>Journal of the Transportation Research Board - Volume 2140 / 2009</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pathsforall.org.uk/"><strong>Paths for All</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.noo.org.uk/uploads/doc/vid_4727_Active_People_Survey_Analysis_NOO_website_FINAL.pdf"><strong>Physical activity in the Active People Survey: Developing an indicator that includes walking and cycling for transport</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=44597"><strong>Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_112632.pdf"><strong>Change4Life one year on</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/publishahead/Descriptive_epidemiology_of_youth.99269.aspx"><strong>Descriptive epidemiology of youth pedometer-determined physical activity: CANPLAY</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/mar/08_0248.htm?s_cid=pcd72a42_e"><strong>The GirlStars Program: Challenges to Recruitment and Retention in a Physical Activity and Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls Living in Public Housing</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.noo.org.uk/securefiles/100308_2207/RF%20Child_Weight_Management_Services_prevention_paper_201109.pdf"><strong>Preventing childhood obesity through lifestyle change interventions: A briefing paper for commissioners</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.upstartchampions.ca/access-schools"><strong>Upstart: Low Cost Recreation Space</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ycg93yp"><strong>Using accelerometers and GPS units to identify the proportion of daily physical activity located in parks with playgrounds in New Zealand children.</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.heartforum.org.uk/Publications_NHFreports_ObesityTrends.aspx"><strong>A prediction of obesity trends for adults and their associated diseases</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MENTAL HEALTH</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yekvee5"><strong>Do exercise and fitness buffer against stress among Swiss police and emergency response service officers?</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/14690292"><strong>Psychology of Sport and Exercise</strong></a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.mindingourbodies.ca/"><strong>Minding our bodies: Physical activity for mental health</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>OLDER ADULTS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/7/1/14/abstract"><strong>Changes in leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviour at retirement: a prospective study in middle-aged French subjects.</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ifa-fiv.org/"><strong>International Federation on Aging</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/ageing/age_friendly_cities/en/index.html"><strong>WHO Age-Friendly Environments Program</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong> PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/mar/09_0035.htm?s_cid=pcd72a37_e"><strong>Pedometer Use Among Adults at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Finland, 2007-2008</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yaaflcu"><strong>Physical activity and physical health functioning among middle-aged Finnish employees</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong> URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/The%20Built%20Environment%20and%20Health:%2011%20Profiles%20of%20Neighborhood%20Transformation"><strong>The Built Environment and Health: 11 Profiles of Neighborhood Transformation</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.publichealth.ualberta.ca/news.cfm?story=97778"><strong>Community Health and the Built Environment</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022703434_pf.html"><strong>It takes more than stores to build a winning town center</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://137.122.133.36/neighbourhoodstudy.ca/main.php"><strong>Ottawa Neighborhood Study</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>WOMEN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ycv79u9"><strong>Influence of habitual physical activity on body composition, fat distribution and metabolic variables in early postmenopausal women receiving hormonal therapy</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/03/march-12-2010.html">Read More</a></p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/03/march-12-2010.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:20:12 GMT aboriginal, active transportation, children, chronic disease, mental health, older adults, physical activity, urban design, women data:text/plain,manual:1268410820750:3186806876027467:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Canadian Tax Exempt Transit and Cycling Benefits Who owns the roads? How motorised traffic discourages walking and bicycling CHILDREN APPLE Schools: Alberta Project Promoting active Living and healthy Eating Child and Youth Friendly Land Use and Transport Planning: Guidelines and Literature Review. Neighborhood, Route, and School Environments and Children's Active Commuting Pan-Canadian Online Survey to Determine a "Communities Perspective" on Children/Youth and their Connection with Nature Programs for Children and Youth in a Community Context MISCELLANEOUS A cross-sectional study of the number and frequency of terms used to refer to knowledge translation in a body of health literature in 2006: a Tower of Babel? Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health and Physical Activity PHYSICAL ACTIVITY The potential role of physical exercise in the treatment of epilepsy URBAN DESIGN Where We Want To Be: Home Location Preferences And Their Implications For Smart Growth Read More <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/PBO-DPB/documents/Costing_C-466_EN.pdf"><strong>Canadian Tax Exempt Transit and Cycling Benefits</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/15/6/369.full.html"><strong>Who owns the roads? How motorised traffic discourages walking and bicycling</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.appleschools.ca/index.php"><strong>APPLE Schools: Alberta Project Promoting active Living and healthy Eating</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kidsonthemove.ca/"><strong>Child and Youth Friendly Land Use and Transport Planning: Guidelines and Literature Review.</strong></a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6VHT-4YDSNYK-3&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2010&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=45ab27002db77641c9c3928"><strong>Neighborhood, Route, and School Environments and Children's Active Commuting</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/239694/l8e6t"><strong>Pan-Canadian Online Survey to Determine a &quot;Communities Perspective&quot; on Children/Youth and their Connection with Nature</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2009_07_16_PI_ProgramsContext.pdf"><strong>Programs for Children and Youth in a Community Context</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MISCELLANEOUS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.implementationscience.com/content/5/1/16"><strong>A cross-sectional study of the number and frequency of terms used to refer to knowledge translation in a body of health literature in 2006: a Tower of Babel?</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000217"><strong>Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MENTAL HEALTH</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/17552966"><strong>Mental Health and Physical Activity</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WDT-4YD9XD9-2&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_coverDate=02%2F16%2F2010&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=c1f9ee4cf14402e32a42c07"><strong>The potential role of physical exercise in the treatment of epilepsy</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vtpi.org/sgcp.pdf"><strong>Where We Want To Be: Home Location Preferences And Their Implications For Smart Growth</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/02/february-26-2010.html">Read More</a><br /> </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/02/february-26-2010.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:16:33 GMT active transportation, children, mental health, physical activity, urban design data:text/plain,manual:1267201002250:6208778664157864:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml What's in This Article for You? • Benefits of Yoga • Understanding More About Linking Body, Breath and Mind • Understanding the Meaning of Yoga • Learning About the Three Dimensions • Adapting Movements for Each Individual Read More <p>What's in This Article for You?</p> <p> • Benefits of Yoga<br /> • Understanding More About Linking Body, Breath and Mind<br /> • Understanding the Meaning of Yoga<br /> • Learning About the Three Dimensions<br /> • Adapting Movements for Each Individual </p> <p><a href="http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/wellspring/2010/feb-yoga.pdf">Read More</a></p> http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/publications/wellspring/2010/feb-yoga.pdf Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:16:07 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1266851772640:3848495097215998:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Walking and Biking Through Minnesota Winters CHILDREN Childhood Obesity – It’s Everyone’s Business: Separating Fact from Fiction Encouraging Walking and Bicycling through School Policies Promoting Optimal Monitoring of Child Growth in Canada: Using the New WHO Growth Charts School Travel Planning Newsletter CHRONIC DISEASE Coalitions Linking Action & Science for Prevention (CLASP) CLASP Phase 1 Report The Economic Costs of Overweight, Obesity and Physical Inactivity Among California Adults – 2006. Exercise Testing for the Prediction of Cardiac Events in Patients with Diabetes Getting It Right: Case Studies of Effective Management of Chronic Disease Using Primary Health Care Teams DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH An Economic Framework for Analysing the Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities HEALTH PROMOTION Community Health Improvement Resources (CHIR) Health Disparities Calculator Research Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPS) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Active People Survey 3 Disparities in Data on Healthy People 2010 Physical Activity Objectives Collected by Accelerometry and Self-Report Health Survey for England - 2008: Physical activity and fitness National policy to local practice: Working together to deliver physical activity programs Ontario Society of Physical Activity Promoters in Public Health (OSPAPPH) URBAN DESIGN Active Design Guidelines WOMEN Physical Activity at Midlife in Relation to Successful Survival in Women at Age 70 Years or Older Read More <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.bikewalktwincities.org/walking-and-biking-through-minnesota-winters">Walking and Biking Through Minnesota Winters</a></strong><br /> </p> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/pdfs/ChildObesityToolKit_all.pdf">Childhood Obesity – It’s Everyone’s Business: Separating Fact from Fiction</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://policy.rutgers.edu/VTC/bikeped/Safe_Routes_Scoop/Vol3_Issue2/policies1.html">Encouraging Walking and Bicycling through School Policies</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.cps.ca/english/Publications/CPS10-01.htm">Promoting Optimal Monitoring of Child Growth in Canada: Using the New WHO Growth Charts</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.saferoutestoschool.ca/downloads/stp_newsletter-5-winter2010.pdf">School Travel Planning Newsletter</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/coalitions">Coalitions Linking Action &amp; Science for Prevention (CLASP)</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca./sites/default/files/CLASP_Final_May2009_E.pdf">CLASP Phase 1 Report</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/PDFs/Costofobesity_BRIEF.pdf">The Economic Costs of Overweight, Obesity and Physical Inactivity Among California Adults – 2006.</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.ihe.ca/documents/exercise_Testing_diabetes.pdf">Exercise Testing for the Prediction of Cardiac Events in Patients with Diabetes</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/rpts/2009/CaseStudies_FINAL.pdf">Getting It Right: Case Studies of Effective Management of Chronic Disease Using</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/rpts/2009/CaseStudies_FINAL.pdf">Primary Health Care Teams</a></strong><strong></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/pdf/rp52.pdf">An Economic Framework for Analysing the Social Determinants of Health and</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/pdf/rp52.pdf">Health Inequalities</a></strong><strong></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>HEALTH PROMOTION</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.dhss.mo.gov/InterventionMICA/index.html">Community Health Improvement Resources (CHIR)</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://seer.cancer.gov/hdcalc/">Health Disparities Calculator</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://rtips.cancer.gov/rtips/rtips_search.do?topicid=2&amp;cg=28&amp;choice=cguide">Research Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPS)</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey/active_people_survey_3.aspx">Active People Survey 3</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2009.180075v1?papetoc">Disparities in Data on Healthy People 2010 Physical Activity Objectives Collected by Accelerometry and Self-Report</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/health-and-lifestyles-related-surveys/health-survey-for-england/health-survey-for-england--2008-physical-activity-and-fitness">Health Survey for England - 2008: Physical activity and fitness</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/information-centre/conference.html">National policy to local practice: Working together to deliver physical activity programs</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://parc.ophea.net/ospapph">Ontario Society of Physical Activity Promoters in Public Health (OSPAPPH)</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/active_design.shtml">Active Design Guidelines</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>WOMEN</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/170/2/194?home">Physical Activity at Midlife in Relation to Successful Survival in Women at Age 70 Years or Older</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/02/february-19-2010.html">Read More</a><br /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/02/february-19-2010.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:22:54 GMT Rosanne Prinsen active transportation, children, chronic disease, determinants of health, health promotion, physical activity, women data:text/plain,manual:1266600183468:479634699313468:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report Canada Walks On the Move in the Community: Canada’s first active transportation conference Pedestrian Forum: Safe Pedestrians and a Walkable America CHILDREN Obesity: Recent Trends in Children Aged 2-11y and 12-19y: Analysis from the Health Survey for England 1993 – 2007 Parks and open space: For the health and wellbeing of children and young people Urban Thinkers: Empowering people to walk and cycle CHRONIC DISEASE Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: targeting risk factors COMMUNITY Effects of Park Improvements on Park Use and Physical Activity: Policy and Programming Implications DISABILITY Participation in Sport by People with a Disability PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Adjusting step count recommendations for anthropometric variations in leg length Blueprint for an Active Australia Evaluation of the Ramblers Family Walking Programme – Furness Families Walk4Life Let's get physical: The economic contribution of fitness centres in Australia Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC) New website RESEARCH TOOLS The Cochrane Library publication frequency Health-Evidence NICE Guidelines (narrowed by topic to public health) Pubmed – using the Clinical Queries tool Pubmed without Clinical Queries tool TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) URBAN DESIGN Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual Risking Success Through Flexible Design WORKPLACE What Works in Worksite Health Promotion - Systematic Review Findings and Recommendations from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services Read More <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.peoplepoweredmovement.org/site/index.php/site/memberservices/C529"><strong>Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.canadawalks.ca/default.asp"><strong>Canada Walks</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.velo.qc.ca/onthemoveconference"><strong>On the Move in the Community: Canada’s first active transportation conference</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/pedforum/2010/docs/winter10.pdf"><strong>Pedestrian Forum: Safe Pedestrians and a Walkable America</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.heartforum.org.uk/downloads/Child_Obesity_short_Oct_09.pdf"><strong>Obesity: Recent Trends in Children Aged 2-11y and 12-19y: Analysis from the Health Survey for England 1993 – 2007</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aracy.org.au/publicationDocuments/REP_parks_and_open_space_for_the_health_and_wellbeing_of_children_and_young_people_2009.pdf"><strong>Parks and open space: For the health and wellbeing of children and young people</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.urbanthinkers.ca/"><strong>Urban Thinkers: Empowering people to walk and cycle</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10696"><strong>Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: targeting risk factors</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>COMMUNITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6VHT-4XSXF0B-2&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2009&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=0c2b3e7b2c0f9c028f44ca8"><strong>Effects of Park Improvements on Park Use and Physical Activity: Policy and Programming Implications</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>DISABILITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4156.0.55.001~Dec+2009~Main+Features~Participation+in+Sport+by+People+with+a+Disability?OpenDocument"><strong>Participation in Sport by People with a Disability</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B82X6-4Y6T84M-2&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_coverDate=01%2F21%2F2010&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=198d8188882fa23b5a227f4"><strong>Adjusting step count recommendations for anthropometric variations in leg length</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Blueprint%20for%20an%20active%20Australia%20FINAL.pdf"><strong>Blueprint for an Active Australia</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/downloads/Ramblers_Family_Pilot_Report_FINAL.pdf"><strong>Evaluation of the Ramblers Family Walking Programme – Furness Families Walk4Life</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/The%20economic%20contribution%20of%20fitness%20centres%20in%20Australia%20report%20-%20July%2009.pdf"><strong>Let's get physical: The economic contribution of fitness centres in Australia</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://parc.ophea.net/"><strong>Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC) New website</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>RESEARCH TOOLS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/homepages/106568753/PublicationFrequency.pdf"><strong>The Cochrane Library publication frequency</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.health-evidence.ca/"><strong>Health-Evidence</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byTopic&amp;o=7376&amp;set=true"><strong>NICE Guidelines (narrowed by topic to public health)</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pubmedutils/clinical"><strong>Pubmed – using the Clinical Queries tool</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/"><strong>Pubmed without Clinical Queries tool</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tripdatabase.com/"><strong>TRIP (Turning Research into Practice)</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://nelsonnygaard.com/Content/Featured-Projects.htm"><strong>Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/10janfeb/05.htm"><strong>Risking Success Through Flexible Design</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>WORKPLACE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ajpm-online.net/issues/contents?issue_key=S0749-3797(09)X0019-X"><strong>What Works in Worksite Health Promotion - Systematic Review Findings and Recommendations from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/02/february-5-2010.html">Read More</a><br /> </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/02/february-5-2010.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:42:46 GMT Rosanne Prinsen active transportation, children, chronic disease, community, disability/accessibility, physical activity, research, urban design, workplace data:text/plain,manual:1265388187765:6435471672255384:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION 8 - 80 Cities, (formerly Walk & Bike for Life) CHILDREN CFLRI 2008 Physical Activity Monitor: Getting Kids Active Bulletins are now available Kids Can Play Bulletin #1: Activity Levels of Children and Youth COMMUNITY Parks and recreation programs declining as obesity, health concerns rise DISABILITY Free2BMe Physical Activity for Kids and Teens MISCELLANEOUS CPHA Centenary Web site Mythbusters OLDER ADULTS Older Adults' Perspectives on Home Exercise after Falls Rehabilitation: Understanding the Importance of Promoting Healthy, Active Ageing Prevention of Falls in Older Persons PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CFLRI 2008 Physical Activity and Sport Monitors Bulletins are now available. CFLRI Lifestyle Tips: Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity CFLRI Research File: Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity URBAN DESIGN Healthy Planning Guide Read More . <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.8-80cities.org/"><strong>8 - 80 Cities, (formerly Walk &amp; Bike for Life)</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cflri.ca/eng/statistics/surveys/httpwww.cflri.caengstatisticssurveys2008PhysicalActivityMonitorCapacity.php"><strong>CFLRI 2008 Physical Activity Monitor: Getting Kids Active Bulletins are now available</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cflri.ca/eng/statistics/surveys/documents/CANPLAY2009_Bulletin01_PA_levelsEN.pdf"><strong>Kids Can Play Bulletin #1: Activity Levels of Children and Youth</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>COMMUNITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/01/15/parks.and.recreation.programs.declining.obesity.health.concerns.rise"><strong>Parks and recreation programs declining as obesity, health concerns rise</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>DISABILITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.steadwardcentre.ualberta.ca/free2bme.cfm"><strong>Free2BMe Physical Activity for Kids and Teens</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>MISCELLANEOUS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://cpha100.ca/"><strong>CPHA Centenary Web site</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.chsrf.ca/mythbusters/"><strong>Mythbusters</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>OLDER ADULTS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&amp;_&amp;ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ856947&amp;ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&amp;accno=EJ856947"><strong>Older Adults' Perspectives on Home Exercise after Falls Rehabilitation: Understanding the Importance of Promoting Healthy, Active Ageing</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/prevention_of_falls.shtml"><strong>Prevention of Falls in Older Persons</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cflri.ca/eng/statistics/surveys/2008PhysicalActivityMonitor.php"><strong>CFLRI 2008 Physical Activity and Sport Monitors Bulletins are now available.</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cflri.ca/eng/lifestyle/documents/LifestyleTips_ENG_January_Final.pdf"><strong>CFLRI Lifestyle Tips: Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cflri.ca/eng/research_file/documents/ResearchFile_ENG_January_Final.pdf"><strong>CFLRI Research File: Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://barhii.org/resources/downloads/barhii_healthy_planning_guide.pdf"><strong>Healthy Planning Guide</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/january-28-2010.html">Read More</a><br /> . </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/january-28-2010.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:13:03 GMT Rosanne Prinsen active transportation, children, community, disability/accessibility, older adults, physical activity, urban design data:text/plain,manual:1264781590218:0:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION America Walks’ Position Statement: Walking is More Than Local Calm Traffic before Traffic Calming Congestion Road Tax and Physical Activity Mobile phone use while cycling: Incidence and effects on behavior and safety CHILDREN A One of a Kind Walking, Biking School Opens in Canada Healthy Eating/ Physical Activity/Healthy Weights DRAFT Guidance Document Mapping the Walk to School Using Accelerometry Combined with a Global Positioning System Physical Literacy for Preschoolers – It’s All About Me Me Me! ... A Multi- Movement Approach to Teaching Preschool Recreational Activities Play Matters: A study of the Best Practices to Inform Local Policy and Process in Support of Children’s Play CHRONIC DISEASE Launch of Updated Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention COMMUNITY Development of the Community Healthy Living Index: A tool to foster healthy environments for the prevention of obesity and chronic disease PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Physical Activity Research Updates from the USC Prevention Centre Special Issue of Preventive Medicine: Active Communities for Youth and Families: Using Research to Create Momentum for Change URBAN DESIGN National Geographic New Suburban Design Neighborhood determinants of self-efficacy, physical activity, and body weights among Canadian Children New Urban News Urban sprawl and health: Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean healthier Read More <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.americawalks.org/wp-content/upload/Walking-Is-More-Than-Local.pdf">America Walks’ Position Statement: Walking is More Than Local</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yaowqod">Calm Traffic before Traffic Calming</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6VHT-4Y54MWV-7&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=20ffa4972f5fb507669afe0cfd23c757">Congestion Road Tax and Physical Activity</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a918526885~db=all?jumptype=alert&amp;alerttype=new_issue_alert,email">Mobile phone use while cycling: Incidence and effects on behavior and safety</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.stnonline.com/home/top-stories/1969-a-one-of-a-kind-walking-biking-school-opens-in-canada">A One of a Kind Walking, Biking School Opens in Canada</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca/PHU-GuidanceDocuments/HealthyEating_Weights_Activity.pdf">Healthy Eating/ Physical Activity/Healthy Weights DRAFT Guidance Document</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6VHT-4Y54MWV-8&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=c1afbeb0d832d9fb2f19e7dd27b3f287">Mapping the Walk to School Using Accelerometry Combined with a Global Positioning System</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://lin.ca/resource-details/15644">Physical Literacy for Preschoolers – It’s All About Me Me Me! ... A Multi- Movement Approach to Teaching Preschool Recreational Activities</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://kaboom.org/help_save_play/playful_city_usa/best_practices_play">Play Matters: A study of the Best Practices to Inform Local Policy and Process in Support of Children’s Play</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/">Launch of Updated Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>COMMUNITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WPG-4X60T7D-8&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2010&amp;_rdoc=17&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=browse&amp;_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236990%232010%23999499999.8998%231578471%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&amp;_cdi=6990&amp;_sort=d&amp;_doc">Development of the Community Healthy Living Index: A tool to foster healthy environments for the prevention of obesity and chronic disease</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/updates/searchresults.asp">Physical Activity Research Updates from the USC Prevention Centre</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&amp;_tockey=%23TOC%236990%232010%23999499999.8998%231578471%23FLA%23&amp;_cdi=6990&amp;_pubType=J&amp;_auth=y&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=ea1f5a2fc038751b51db013bffa1e5d1">Special Issue of Preventive Medicine: Active Communities for Youth and Families: Using Research to Create Momentum for Change</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/sprawl/index_flash.html">National Geographic New Suburban Design</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6VH5-4Y5BMK3-1&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=af06a1dfb18481bf83c76ed7de8a5651">Neighborhood determinants of self-efficacy, physical activity, and body weights among Canadian Children</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.newurbannews.com/walkablestreets.html">New Urban News</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Home/2656/3801/link166287/Urban%20Sprawl%20InfoSheet%20HPP%20(Web).pdf">Urban sprawl and health: Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean healthier</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/janaury-22-2010.html">Read More</a><br /> </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/janaury-22-2010.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:36:32 GMT Rosanne Prinsen active transportation, children, chronic disease, community, physical activity, urban design data:text/plain,manual:1264178199968:32185450408957784:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml CHILDREN Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey Meeting the Challenge of Childhood Obesity CHRONIC DISEASE Leisure-time physical activity and risk of type 2 diabetes in patients with established vascular disease or poorly controlled vascular risk factors PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Canadian Health Measures Survey Results Released Fitness of Canadian adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey Kinetic Notions ParticipACTION: Baseline Research on the Resurgence of Canada's Physical Activity Social Marketing Leader The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use Read More <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ophea.net/Ophea/PARC/upload/Fitness-of-Canadian-children_to-PDF-Approval_December-16_e.pdf"><strong>Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian</strong></a><br /> <a href="http://www.ophea.net/Ophea/PARC/upload/Fitness-of-Canadian-children_to-PDF-Approval_December-16_e.pdf"><strong>Health Measures Survey</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nasbe.org/index.php/standard"><strong>Meeting the Challenge of Childhood Obesity</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6T5Y-4Y34G0R-2&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=7cf2442f1343492c00180e68d4f167f8"><strong>Leisure-time physical activity and risk of type 2 diabetes in patients with established vascular disease or poorly controlled vascular risk factors</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100113/dq100113a-eng.htm"><strong>Canadian Health Measures Survey Results Released</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ophea.net/Ophea/PARC/upload/Fitness-of-Canadian-adults_to-PDF-Approval_Revised-January-6_e.pdf"><strong>Fitness of Canadian adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.humankinetics.com/todays-column"><strong>Kinetic Notions</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ijbnpa.org/series/participaction"><strong>ParticipACTION: Baseline Research on the Resurgence of Canada's Physical Activity Social Marketing Leader</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6VBF-4Y40THB-2&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=0ccfda56a96670ceb88ecccb791c3e45"><strong>The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/january-15-2010.html">Read More</a><br /> </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/january-15-2010.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:51:21 GMT Rosanne Prinsen children, chronic disease, physical activity data:text/plain,manual:1263570694265:7685530257361767:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Cycling resources from Australia (Queensland Department of Transport). Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America Seattle Crosswalk: Tap foot, Lights blink, Cross street Bad crosswalk round about design CHILDREN Effective elements of school health promotion across behavioral domains: A systematic review of reviews Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America Safe Routes to School Putting Traffic Safety First: How Safe Routes to School Initiatives Protect Children Walking and Bicycling DISABILITY Pathways Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis Sport and Physical Activity in the Life of a Man with Cerebral Palsy: Compensation for Disability with Psychosocial Benefits and Costs OLDER ADULTS Effects of a physical training and nutritional intervention program in frail elderly people regarding habitual physical activity level and activities of daily living—A randomized controlled pilot study OVEWRWEIGHT/OBESITY CDC's Recommended Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States Telephone intervention promoting weight-related health behaviors PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Effective Techniques in Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Interventions: A Meta-Regression Randomised controlled trial of a pedometer-based telephone intervention to increase physical activity among cardiac patients not attending cardiac rehabilitation WOMEN Effects of recommended levels of physical activity on pregnancy outcomes WORKPLACE Workplace physical activity and nutrition interventions Read More <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/Home/General_information/Cycling/Bike_user_guide/Technical_information/"><strong>Cycling resources from Australia (Queensland Department of Transport).</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT12-3Pucher.pdf"><strong>Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.streetfilms.org/seattle-crosswalk-tap-foot-lights-blink-cross-street/"><strong>Seattle Crosswalk: Tap foot, Lights blink, Cross street</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8w6hz8"><strong>Bad crosswalk round about design</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong> CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://health-evidence.ca/articles/show/19269"><strong>Effective elements of school health promotion across behavioral domains: A systematic review of reviews</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Research-Reports/Go-Out-and-Play.aspx"><strong>Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://saferoutespartnership.org/media/file/Safety_report_final.pdf"><strong>Safe Routes to School Putting Traffic Safety First: How Safe Routes to School Initiatives Protect Children Walking and Bicycling</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>DISABILITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WYK-4Y2FKMX-5&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=a6202608caaf3bcab98532baca236887"><strong>Pathways Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6W6K-4Y0KWJ7-1&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=f16e68f57718fb4b49bb6ef86d39c549"><strong>Sport and Physical Activity in the Life of a Man with Cerebral Palsy: Compensation for Disability with Psychosocial Benefits and Costs</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>OLDER ADULTS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6T4H-4Y23JKT-3&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=176dadeaf1f80f12fee8ad2b71c89909"><strong>Effects of a physical training and nutritional intervention program in frail elderly people regarding habitual physical activity level and activities of daily living—A randomized controlled pilot study</strong></a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>OVEWRWEIGHT/OBESITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/community_strategies_guide.pdf"><strong>CDC's Recommended Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WPG-4XY4JWD-5&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=f8b1cbb7619c27bf6852af79ed22dbbf"><strong>Telephone intervention promoting weight-related health behaviors</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WYK-4Y2FKMX-6&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=cb7f5c12fa28adb76acd7620c6ebdd3e"><strong>Effective Techniques in Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Interventions: A Meta-Regression</strong></a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6TBC-4XYB416-1&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=e686cecf6c1ea5865ccbf0cda80f3a49"><strong>Randomised controlled trial of a pedometer-based telephone intervention to increase physical activity among cardiac patients not attending cardiac rehabilitation</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>WOMEN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6W9P-4Y0C2H4-8&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=d8e5cf742fac78b2e9f9b9ffeea90e9a"><strong>Effects of recommended levels of physical activity on pregnancy outcomes</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>WORKPLACE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/panorg/pdfs/Evidence_module_Workplace.pdf"><strong>Workplace physical activity and nutrition interventions</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WPG-4XY4JWD-5&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=f8b1cbb7619c27bf6852af79ed22dbbf">Read More</a><br /> </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2010/01/january-11-2009.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:13:42 GMT Rosanne Prinsen active transportation, children, disability/accessibility, older adults, overweight, physical activity, women, workplace data:text/plain,manual:1263222831256:6822565231310974:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION The Links between Public Health and Sustainable and Active Transportation Portland Bike Count Information CHILDREN Children’s Fitness Tax Credit Healthy Active Living for Children and Youth – Cdn Pediatric Society Parental influences on physical activity behavior in preschool children Social participation of children with disabilities CHRONIC DISEASE Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Diabetes Risk in Men: A Prospective Study COMMUNITY Creating Healthy Communities: Tools and Actions to Foster Environments for Healthy Living OLDER ADULTS Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit For Life Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY Validity of Self-Reported Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2006 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Exercise and cancer rehabilitation: A systematic review Minnesota Department of Health – Physical Activity Resources National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health Physical Activity: An Investment That Pays Multiple Health Dividends Physical Inactivity Cost Calculator WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health: a framework to monitor and evaluate implementation. URBAN DESIGN 2009 BC Sprawl Report: Walkability and Health Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Vancouver WORKPLACE Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity Walking Works Workplace Physical Activity Toolkits Read More <p><strong>ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/utsp/publichealth.htm">The Links between Public Health and Sustainable and Active Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.portlandonline.com/TRANSPORTATION/INDEX.CFM?c=44671">Portland Bike Count Information</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHILDREN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whtsnw/fitness-eng.html">Children’s Fitness Tax Credit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cps.ca/English/HealthCentres/HAL/index.htm">Healthy Active Living for Children and Youth – Cdn Pediatric Society</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WPG-4XVC4KF-1&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=534dff9df585b79de97219de5d87d9a7">Parental influences on physical activity behavior in preschool children</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2009002/article/11021-eng.pdf">Social participation of children with disabilities</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6TDC-4XV38K6-C&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=f34027bfbb86eaaeac3feb362414ad1a">Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Diabetes Risk in Men: A Prospective Study</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>COMMUNITY </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/Portals/0/Downloads/CreatingHealthyCommunitiesGuide.pdf">Creating Healthy Communities: Tools and Actions to Foster Environments for Healthy Living</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>OLDER ADULTS</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.nia.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/91DBE1D1-2136-4C6E-8A01-C747E94DD605/13006/ExercisepartsAP62209.pdf">Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit For Life</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide/">Exercise &amp; Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/oct/08_0229.htm">Validity of Self-Reported Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2006</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6WC8-4XVHS9M-1&amp;_user=1067472&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=&amp;_orig=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_acct=C000051251&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=1067472&amp;md5=e17a9d9eae072dfc646575ecfd7e8d02">Exercise and cancer rehabilitation: A systematic review</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.health.state.mn.us/physicalactivity/">Minnesota Department of Health – Physical Activity Resources</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nspapph.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=49&amp;Itemid=54">National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health</a></li> <li><a href="http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/169/22/2124?maxtoshow=&amp;HITS=10&amp;hits=10&amp;RESULTFORMAT=&amp;fulltext=physical+activity&amp;searchid=1&amp;FIRSTINDEX=0&amp;sortspec=date&amp;resourcetype=HWCIT">Physical Activity: An Investment That Pays Multiple Health Dividends</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ecu.edu/picostcalc/">Physical Inactivity Cost Calculator</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/M&amp;E-2008-web.pdf">WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health: a framework to monitor and evaluate implementation.</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>URBAN DESIGN</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/Portals/0/Downloads/sgbc-sprawlreport-2009-final-web%20%282%29.pdf">2009 BC Sprawl Report: Walkability and Health</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sightline.org/publications/reports/slowing-down/slowing-down-may-20.pdf">Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Vancouver</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>WORKPLACE</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/WHOWEF_report_JAN2008_FINAL.pdf">Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in the Workplace through Diet and Physical Activity</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/">Walking Works</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/hwi/toolkits/other_physical_activity.htm">Workplace Physical Activity Toolkits</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2009/12/december-18-2009.html">Read More</a><br /> </p> http://centre4activeliving.ca/library/roundup/2009/12/december-18-2009.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:37:47 GMT Rosanne Prinsen active transportation, children, community, obesity, older adults, physical activity, urban design, workplace data:text/plain,manual:1261161475796:49:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/llmatthe/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml