2013 Newsletters
QUARTER 4: October - December 2013
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
The Walking Revolution: Documentary Tells Powerful Untold Story of Walking
It's as 'Easy' As 3-4-50: San Diego Works to Change Its Culture, Improve Its Health -- and Live Well
DeCroce Bill a Prescription for Wellness for Obesity-Related Health Conditions
Request for Information (RFI): Identifying Gaps in Understanding the Mechanisms of Physical Activity-Induced Health Benefits
Upcoming Events and Observances: January, February, March
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Business, Civic and Elected Leaders from Across the Country Call on Congress to Boost and Refocus Transportation Funding
RESEARCH NOTES:
Mapping the Development of Research on Physical Activity and the Built Environment
Neighborhood Commuting Environment and Obesity in The United States: an Urban–Rural Stratified Multilevel Analysis
Physical Activity in Parks: a Randomized Controlled Trial Using Community Engagement
Overcoming Legal Liability Concerns For School-Based Physical Activity Promotion
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Making Safer Streets, November 2013
Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments
A Compendium of Proven Community-Based Prevention Programs
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
Hello, Green: Centennial Mall Bike Lane Design Gets OK
Go West, We Can!
SC Schools Honored by Alliance for a Healthier Generation for Fighting Childhood Obesity
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
January, February, March
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
USC PRC Researcher Awarded CDC SIP Grant for Smoking Cessation Project
USC PRC Researchers Participate in Healthy Aging Forum
QUARTER 3: July - September 2013
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
More Americans Exercise While They Work
D.C. Parents Push For More Recess
Utah Governor Gary Herbert Casts His Outdoor Recreation Vision
Events and Observances: October, November, December
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Memorandum: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility
RESEARCH NOTES:
Active Travel to Work and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the United Kingdom
Trends in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Diet, and BMI Among US Adolescents, 2001–2009
Bringing Bike Share to a Low-Income Community: Lessons Learned Through Community Engagement, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2011
Workplace Physical Activity Interventions: A Systematic Review
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
New Walk to School Day Toolkits
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
New Game Changer Program To Focus On Supporting Trek Retailers' Local Efforts
Park Prescriptions
Playful City USA Communities Prepare to Hold Events for “Day of Play”
Design Communities For Healthy Living
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
October, November, December
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
USC PRC Prepares to Celebrate its 20th Year Anniversary
Physical Activity and Public Health Courses
The Healthy Aging Research Network: Resources For Building Capacity For Public Health And Aging Practice
USC PRC Researcher to Lead Food Access and Food Shopper Study
QUARTER 2: April - June 2013
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Remembering Dr. Toni Yancey
Record Month for National Bike challenge!
Live Healthy America's 2013 10-Week Wellness Challenge Gets More Than 70,000 People Moving
Global Education Campaign Launched by EIP Institute - Paediatricians Unite to Diffuse Children's Health 'Lifestyle' Time Bomb
Upcoming Events and Observances: July, August, September
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
H.R.2179 - Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act
RESEARCH NOTES:
Increasing Physical Activity in Under-Resourced Communities Through School-Based, Joint-Use Agreements, Los Angeles County, 2010–2012
PRC Program Celebrates Older Americans Month:
- Environments for Healthy Aging: Linking Prevention Research and Public Health Practice
- Beliefs and Communication Practices Regarding Cognitive Functioning Among Consumers and Primary Care Providers in the United States, 2009
Role of Physical Activity in the Relationship Between Urban Green Space and Health
The U.S. National Physical Activity Plan: Dissemination and Use by Public Health Practitioners
The Stanford Leisure-Time Activity Categorical Item (L-Cat): a Single Categorical Item Sensitive to Physical Activity Changes in Overweight/Obese Women
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Adult Participation in Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activities — United States, 2011 (MMWR)
"The New Majority: Pedaling Toward Equity"
Pedestrian Safety: a Road Safety Manual for Decision-Makers and Practitioners
IOM Report on PE as Crucial Component of Curriculum
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
Citi Bike, NYC Bike-Sharing Program, Logs More Than 1 Million User Miles
Minneapolis Ranked Nation’s Top Park System
Gov. Nixon Launches Challenge in Springfield to Encourage Physical Activity in Missouri's Great Outdoors
Ottawa Public Health Pilots New Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Guidelines at Five Municipal Child Care Centres
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
July, August, September
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
Sumter County on the Move! Completes Enrollment
USC PRC Researchers Present at ACSM
QUARTER 1: January - March 2013
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Unprecedented Collaboration to Bring Physical Activity Back to Schools
Nike’s Investment
In Physical Activity Starts in U.S., Will Spread Elsewhere
The GEO Group Earns Gold in Healthyroads "Fit Company Awards"®
South Carolina
Midlands Schools Get Creative with Physical Activity
Upcoming Events and Observances: April, May, June
RESEARCH NOTES:
Annals of Behavioral Medicine Supplemental Issue on Active Living
Perceptions of Neighborhood Park Quality: Associations with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index
The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial in African-American Churches
Potential Effect of Physical Activity Based Menu Labels on the Calorie Content of Selected Fast Food Meals
Effectiveness of Safe Routes to School Program in Preventing School-Aged Pedestrian Injury
Active Living Collaboratives in the United States: Understanding Characteristics, Activities, and Achievement of Environmental and Policy Change
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
County Health Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Every State; Physical Activity Mid-Course Report
The Wellness Impact: Enhancing Academic Success Through Healthy School Environments
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
Health Coalition Outlines Plans for Spending Grant Money
City
of Maplewood, Minnesota: Living Streets Plan
Contra Costa Health Services Seeks Community Input on Nutrition, Physical Activity
City RTC adopts Complete Streets Design Guidelines for Southern Nevada
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
April, May, June
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
Sumter County on the Move! to Complete Recruitment
USC PRC Researchers Present at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
National Physical Activity Plan Update
