2014 Newsletters
QUARTER 4: October - December 2014
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Blair Connects Energy Balance Experts World-Wide With New Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN)
How Private Data is Helping Cities Build Better Bike Routes
‘L.A. Vision Zero’ Workshops Use Art as a Tool For Community Engagement & Building Safe Streets
Rise of Walking for Fun & Fitness as a Social Trend
Upcoming Events And Observances: January, February, March
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Impact of November Elections on Transportation Legislation
Millennials Demand Public Transportation, But Lose Out By Skipping The Voting Booth
With GOP Victories, SAFETEA-LU Team in Line to Chair Senate Committees
States Stepping up to Raise Transportation Revenue
Review of Transportation Legislation
RESEARCH NOTES:
Supplement: Preventive Medicine, The Active Living Research 2014 Conference: “Niche to Norm”
Cost-Effectiveness of Population-Level Physical Activity Interventions: A Systematic Review
Point-of-Decision Prompts for Increasing Park-Based Physical Activity: A Crowdsource Analysis
The Results of the “Positive Action for Today’s Health” (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved African-American Communities
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Walking is Going Places
Leveraging Health Funding
CDC Releases New Tools to Improve Community Health Through Parks and Trails
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
America Walks Releases Case Studies on Healthy Communities
Improving Health through Collaboration: The BUILD Health Challenge
Outdoor Gyms Planned for 15 Mecklenburg Parks
Announcing the Recipients of Smart Growth America’s 2015 Free Technical Assistance
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
January, February, March
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan
QUARTER 3: July - September 2014
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
To Make Children Healthier, a Doctor Prescribes a Trip to The Park
How Low-Income Commuters View Cycling
Exercise and Fitness Are a Matter of Patriotic Duty. Ask the U.S. Surgeon General
Upcoming Events And Observances: October, November, December
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Innovation in Surface Transportation Act
USDOT Announces New Initiative to Improve Safety For People Bicycling and Walking
RESEARCH NOTES:
Designing Active Communities: A Coordinated Action Framework for Planners and Public Health Professionals
Assessing Environmental Support for Better Health: Active Living Opportunity Audits in Rural Communities in the Southern United States
How Community Environment Shapes Physical Activity: Perceptions Revealed Through the PhotoVoice Method
How Might We Increase Physical Activity Through Dog Walking?: A Comprehensive Review of Dog Walking Correlates
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Modes Less Traveled—Bicycling and Walking to Work in the United States: 2008–2012
Retreat is Not an Option
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
Baltimore Students Can Now Follow Neon Footprints
Through 'Lost Lots,' an Effort to Make L.A. More of a Park Place
Raised Bike Lanes: Coming to a City Near You
Spartanburg County, City Commit $1.75 Million to Trails System
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
October, November, December
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
Feedback on USC PRC Newsletter Requested
Update from Sumter County on the Move!
USC PRC Researchers Receive $2.9 Million Grant For a Study of Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women
USC PRC Researchers Funded for 2 CDC SIP Projects
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan
Update from QuitConnect
Updates from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (SC-CPCRN)
QUARTER 2: April - June 2014
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Designed to Move: Fighting Physical Inactivity for a Healthy Society
CycloFemme is a Global Women's Cycling Day
The Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity & Health: 10 Years On
It’s Not Too Late to Join the National Bike Challenge
Abstract Submission Open for the 2014 SEC Symposium-- Prevention of Obesity: Overcoming a 21st Century Public Health Challenge
Upcoming Events And Observances: July, August, September
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Four Senators Introduce Bill to Help Finance Transit-oriented Development
U.S. House Committee Tells USDOT to Reduce Walking and Cycling Fatalities and Injuries
RESEARCH NOTES:
Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial
Relation Between Higher Physical Activity and Public Transit Use
Public Open Spaces and Walking for Recreation: Moderation by Attributes of Pedestrian Environments
Preventing Chronic Disease, Special Issue: Practice–Research Partnerships
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Foot Traffic Ahead: Ranking Walkable Urbanism in America’s Largest Metros
Dangerous by Design 2014
Measuring Sprawl
Bike State Rankings
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
Women Bike Mini-Grants Announced
NACTO Urban Street Design Guide endorsed by Massachusetts, California DOTs
Bike Friendly Community Spotlight: Las Vegas
Road Diet Shapes up Ponce de Leon
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
July, August, September
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
USC PRC Receives a $4.35 Million Grant to Implement a Faith-Based Health Improvement Program
Update from the Food Access and Family Food Shopper Study
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan: NPAPA Releases First U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity Update from QuitConnect: A National Smoker’s Registry for Proactive Re-Engagement
Updates from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (SC-CPCRN)
QUARTER 1: January - March 2014
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
New Website Addresses Obesity Prevention among Latinos
Parks and Recreation Commit to Health Through Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards
City Cycling: Health Versus Hazard
Upcoming Events and Observances: April, May, June
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Schatz, Begich Introduce Bill to Make Communities and Streets Safer
Impacts of the 2014 Ominbus Spending Bill on Public Health Research and Practice
RESEARCH NOTES:
Predicting Outdoor Recreation Area Use in a Southeastern US County: A Signal Detection Analysis
Sedentary Behavior and Mortality in Older Women: The Women’s Health Initiative
Taking Up Physical Activity in Later Life and Healthy Ageing: The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Practitioner's Guide for Advancing Health Equity
Special Issue: Twenty-Five Years of Healthy Communities: Part 1-- National Civic Review Marks 25 Years of Healthy Communities
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
It’s Time to Move it -- Blue Zones Makes Great Strides in Lives of Sioux City Kids, Adults
In Sprawling Texas, Walkability Gains a Toehold
St. Louis County Council Approves Complete Streets Policy
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
April, May, June
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
Updates from Sumter County on the Move!
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan—Save the Date for the 2015 National Physical Activity Plan Congress
Update on QuitConnect: A National Smoker’s Registry for Proactive Re-Engagement
Updates from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (SC-CPCRN)
