2005 Newsletters

November/December

• RESEARCH NOTES: Urban Trail Use; Adherance to Exercise Prescription Program
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: ALRC Implements Expert Directory; Active Living Storybank; New Bikes Belong Booklet
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: 2006 National Bike Summit

September/October

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: International Walk to School Week; Family Health & Fitness Day USA
• RESEARCH NOTES: Evidence Based PA for School Aged Youth; Convergent Validity of the PAQ for Adults
• REPORTS AND GUIDELINES: Fitness and Academic Achievement; Preventing Childhood Obesity Available from IOM; Obesity Focused Newsletter
• ASSESSMENT TOOLS: Community Assessment Tool; Livable Communities Evaluation Guide
• NEW WEBSITES: Active Living Resource Center Website; Active Transportation Website; IPEN Website
• PROMOTING PA: NIH Launches We Can!; Golden Shoes Promote PA
• PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: US Conference of Mayors Adopts Complete Streets; Trails for Health; Free Land Use Publications and Resources
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Walk21; International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (Save the Date!)
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Recent PublicationsInternational Walk to School Week; Family Health & Fitness Day USA

July/August

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: International Walk to School Week; Family Health & Fitness Day USA
• RESEARCH NOTES: Evidence Based PA for School Aged Youth; Convergent Validity of the PAQ for Adults
• REPORTS AND GUIDELINES: Fitness and Academic Achievement; Preventing Childhood Obesity Available from IOM; Obesity Focused Newsletter
• ASSESSMENT TOOLS: Community Assessment Tool; Livable Communities Evaluation Guide
• NEW WEBSITES: Active Living Resource Center Website; Active Transportation Website;
  IPEN Website
• PROMOTING PA: NIH Launches We Can!; Golden Shoes Promote PA
• PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: US Conference of Mayors Adopts Complete Streets; Trails for Health; Free Land Use Publications and Resources
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Walk21; International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health (Save the Date!)
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Recent Publications
  

May/June

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: National Trails Day 2005; VERB Crossover; TransAmerican Virtual Bike Trip
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Transportation Funding Bill Moves into Conference Committee; HeLP America Act 2005
• RESEARCH NOTES: Increasing PA with Doctor's Referrals; Change in PA and Building Multi-Use Trails
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Model School Policies, Liveable Streets for Schoolchildren; Good Work! Resource Kit; Comments on US Dietary Guidelines
• PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Increasing PA with Video Games; Daily PA Required in NC Schools
• ANIT-OBESITY INITIATIVES: African American Anti-Obesity Initiative; Campaign Against Childhood Obesity
• PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: Child and Youth Friendly; New ALR Research Summaries; ALR 2005 Conference Presentations
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Active Living Research Conference; Walk 21 Registration
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Recent Publications

March/April

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: Pro Walk/Pro Bike Presentations Available Online; Older Americans Month 2005; SummerActive 2005
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: Transportation Reauthorization Update; Bicycle Commuter Act
• RESEARCH NOTES: Active Commuting to School; Some Work Hard While Others Play Hard; Active Living Research Supplement
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments; NIEHS 2004 Conference Summary; NHTSA Releases News Safe Routes Guide; AARP Physical Activities Workbook for Older Adults; Exercise for Life PA Module Now Available; "It's Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes" Campaign Launched
• PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: Prescriptions for Exercise; Built Environment's Influence on PA; Success Stories from State and Local Leaders; Active Living and Social Equity
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: 2005 PAPH Course; 6th International Conference on Walking; Childhood Obesity Conference; 2nd Annual NIEHS Conference on Obesity and the Environment; Walking for Health

January/February

• NEWS YOU CAN USE: National Public Health Week, Project ACES Makes Fitness Fun.
• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON: New Dietary/PA Guidelines Released; Local School Wellness Policy
• RESEARCH NOTES: CDC Obesity Mortality Correction; Physical Education's Contribution to PA; Fitness vs. PA Patterns in Predicting Mortality in Men.
• REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Women, CVD and PA; FDA's Obesity Website.
• PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: Complete Streets Report; "How To" Guide for Bicycle Advocates; Status of National Bicycling And Walking Study
• UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: 2005 Health and Fitness Summit and Exposition; TrailLink 2005
• USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Recent Publications, Post Doc Opportunity