2008 Newsletters

May/June

NEWS YOU CAN USE:  Public Bike Rental Program in DC; WE Play!; National Senior Health and Fitness Day; National Trails Day; Bike Week [UK]

RESEARCH NOTES:  Is PA a Gateway Behavior for Diet?; PA and
Neighborhood Resources among High School Girls

REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:  Healthy Minnesota Workplace Initiative; Potential of Parks and Recreation; Evaluation Tools for Local SRTS Programs; Community Assessment Tools (CAT's)

PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:  A Residents' Guide to Creating Safe and Walkable Communities; Healthy Transportation Network; Benefits of Complete Streets; Local Governments Can Promote Active Living

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:  Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM); 53rd Annual AAHPERD Leadership Development Conference; 7th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity; Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2008

March/April

NEWS YOU CAN USE: National Bike Month; Good Walking Cities; Practical Advice for Parents; Ten Reasons We're Couch Potatoes

RESEARCH NOTES: SilverSneakers Fitness Program; An Ecological Approach; Michigan's PAC Program; WV Walks; Special Issue of Preventive Medicine

REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Active Education; Eat Smart-Play Hard(tm); Resources for Cycling; Preventing Diseases through Physical Activity; WAY to a Healthier Alabama; CDC Community Health Resources

PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: Achieve Initiative; Funding for Children's Running Programs; Smart Moves; Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: 2008 SPARK Institutes; CDC Workshops USC

PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Cardiovascular Fitness and Stroke

January/February

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Online Physical Activity Programs; Bike Safety PSA

RESEARCH NOTES: Dog Ownership and Physical Activity; Physical Activity and Mortality; StrongWomen Community Strength Training; Pedometers and PA; Mortality Predictors in Older Adults

REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES: Exercise is Medicine™; Trail-Building Toolbox; Adolescent Obesity Research; Physical Activity and the Deaf

PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES: Complete Streets Briefing Paper; Promoting PA among Those 50+; Healthy Land Use Plans; High-Tech Solution for Promoting Bicycling; Promoting PA at the Mall

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: APHA Annual Meeting; Training on Assessment of the Built Environment; Physical Activity and Public Health Courses (US); Physical Activity Course for Public Health Practitioners (Canada)

USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE: Question Order Matters When Assessing PA and Walking