1999 Newsletters

December

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: Exercise Machines, Cabin Fever, Year 2000 Health Observances
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: PEP Act
• RESEARCH NOTES: PA, Diabetes, and Older Women; Community-based PA Intervention; PA and Gallstones, An End Point to the Stages?
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Guide to Transportation Enhancements, Guide to Bicycle Advocacy
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Frontrunners II Conference: “Breaking Down the Barriers to Physical Activity,” AAPHERD Convention, 18th National Conference on Health Promotion and Public Health Education, APHA call for Abstracts
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Electronic Resources for Evaluators, Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: Volunteer Vacations
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Recreation Facility Access Rules
• RESEARCH NOTES: School-based CVH Programs, CATCH Follow-up, Is the Jury Still Out on Women and Physical Activity Benefits?
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: APHA Advocates’ Handbook, Program Evaluation Framework, U.S. Olympic Committee Educational Resources, Research Funding Sources, Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Chronic Disease Conference, Healthy People 2010 Launch, Social Marketing Call for Abstracts, Health Education Call for Abstracts
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Sierra Club, Bikes Belong Coalition
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: PA & Public Health Courses, New Projects

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: National Cholesterol Education Month (September), National Cancer Institute Research Grants, American Cancer Society Research Grants
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Health on the Chopping Block
• RESEARCH NOTES: PA in Youth, Diet + PA Reduces Cholesterol Levels, PA in Disadvantaged Older Adults
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Bike and Trail Project Guide, PA and Good Nutrition – CDC At-a-Glance
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: CVD Prevention, Behavioral Approaches to PA Adherence, Governor’s Council Regional Meetings, American Public Health Association
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: International Bicycle Fund, National Association of Governor’s Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports
• SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS: Healthy Schools/Healthy South Carolina Network Annual Meeting, SCAHPERD Convention

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: Lyme Disease Prevention
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Recess, Physical Education for Progress Act
• RESEARCH NOTES: ON THE MOVE!, Exercise and Smoking Cessation, Use of Hospital Services
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: PA and Disabilities Research Digest, Book on Promoting PA, TEA-21 Guide
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Walk Our Children to School, Healthfinder, Aussies on the Move

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: Strategies for Success, Resource Directory, National Trails Day, Trails Grants, Bikes Belong Grants, Liveable Communities Evaluation Guide
• RESEARCH NOTES: Evidence of Health Gains from Accumulated P.A., CVD Risk Factors in Harlem, European Attitudes on P.A., Reducing Obesity in Youth
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Physical Activity in South Carolina
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: v
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: TRANSACT, Health Resources for Minority Women, Social Marketing, Perils for Pedestrians

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: TV – Turnoff Week, Helmets Make A Difference, Gym Mistakes, Get Out Spoke’n, Girl Power!
• WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: E-mail is Not Getting the Point Across
• RESEARCH NOTES: Light vs. Aerobic Exercise in Older Population, Youth Physical Activity
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Physical Activity Institute, National Wellness Conference
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Bicycle Federation of America, Health News and Information Directory, Go For Green

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: World Health Day, Health Promotion Practice Journal, Call for Abstracts, Conference Support Grant
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:Proposed Prevention Block Grant Decrease
• RESEARCH NOTES: Neighborhood Safety, P.A. Related to Gallstones?, Physician Advice Matters
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Great Lakes CVH Conference, Pacific Rim Health and Physical Education Conference, World Congress on P.A. and Aging
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Liveable Communities, CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, USC Prevention Research Center

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: Winter Workouts – Dress for Success, Active Play
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Budget Troubles Ahead
• RESEARCH NOTES: Lifestyle Vs. Structured Interventions, Lifestyle Vs. Structured Activity in Obese Women, Daily PE and its Effects on Adult Physical Activity, Does Physical Activity Track into Adulthood? Physical Activity and Fitness, In-home Exercise for Disabled Older Adults
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: AAHPERD Convention, Health Education and Health Promotion, ACSM, International Trails and Greenways, Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research Conference Series
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Fifty-Plus Fitness, Walkable Communities, Inc.
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Staff Changes

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: New Year’s Resolutions, Exercise and Aging, Workshop Grants, Looking Ahead
• RESEARCH NOTES: Physical Activity and Behavioral Medicine, Physical Activity Interventions, Rural Vs. Urban
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: National Arthritis Action Plan
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Abstract Submission for APHA, Minority Health
• WEBSITES OF INTEREST: Just Move, Social Marketing, Asthma Management Website
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: New Staff