2022 Newsletters
"Promoting Health through Physical Activity"
QUARTER 1: January – March 2022Topics in this Issue
A LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
- Update from the UofSC PRC Core Research Project
- Update from the UofSC PRC
- Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Network II
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
- Physical Activity Alliance Launches “It’s Time to Move” Campaign
- Classroom-Based Interventions to Increase Physical Activity
- International Society for Physical Activity and Health Announces New Partnership with The Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep Consortium
UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES
- April, May, June
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
- White House Promotes Walkable Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
- Department of Transportation Prioritizes Roadway Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists
RESEARCH NOTES:
- The Association Between Steps Per Day and Blood Pressure in Children
- Estimated Number of Deaths Prevented Through Increased Physical Activity Among US Adults
- A Longitudinal Examination of Objective Neighborhood Walkability, Body Mass Index, and Waist Circumference: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study
- Economics of Sedentary Behaviour: A Systematic Review of Cost of Illness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Return on Investment Studies
- Daily Steps and All-Cause Mortality: a Meta-Analysis of 15 International Cohorts
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
- Dell Center for Healthy Living Launches Child Physical Activity Toolkit
- New CDC Physical Inactivity Maps
- ACSM Publishes New Recommendations on Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
- A New Program in Canada Gives Doctors the Option of Prescribing National Park Visits
- Cherokee County, OK Healthy Living Program Targets Community Physical Activity
- Flint, MI Nutrition, Fitness Program Aims to ’Empower’ Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
- Washington State Task Force Recommends Shared Use to Increase Physical Activity Among Youth
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
- April, May, June