QUARTER 1: January - March 2016 | USC-PRC Notes

"Promoting Health through Physical Activity"

Topics in this issue

NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Industry Giants Announce Unprecedented Marriage between Health Care and Fitness; Potential Impact for Millions
25 New Projects Getting More Kids & Adults Active in National Parks
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Introduces Grant to Establish New Physical Activity Research Center (PARC)
Applications to Become a 2016 Walking College Fellow are Now Being Accepted
Upcoming Events and Observances: April, May, June

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
$500 Million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants Are Now Available and Officials Ask for More
Celebrities Head for Capitol Hill to Pass the PHIT Act

RESEARCH NOTES:
Moving Toward Active Transportation: How Policies Can Encourage Walking and Bicycling
Using an Environmental Justice Approach to Examine the Relationships Between Park Availability and Quality Indicators, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Racial/Ethnic Composition
Safe Residential Environments? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Influence of Crime-Related Safety on Walking
If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?
Effect of Community Volunteering on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Archived Webinar: The New Federal Transportation Bill: Explaining what it means for the Walking Movement
The WalkUP Wake-Up Call
American Fitness Index Releases New Community Action Guide
Alliance for Biking and Walking Benchmarking Report
America Walks: Walking as a Practice

PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
They've Invented an Ingenious New Type of Intersection That Could Save Lives
New Jersey Healthy Communities Network Announces $860,000 in Grants
Seven in Ten U.S. Mayors Support Bicycle Accessibility over Parking, Driving Lanes
Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Using Coalition Building to Uplift Equity

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
April, May, June

USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE:
USC PRC Community Highlight: Dissemination and Implementation of the Faith,
Activity, and Nutrition Program in South Carolina Churches
Physical Activity and Public Health Courses Returning September 2016
Update from the South Carolina Healthy Brain Research Network
Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Industry Giants Announce Unprecedented Marriage Between Health Care and Fitness; Potential Impact for Millions
In an effort to jointly address the rapid progression of chronic diseases and skyrocketing health care costs, several exercise science organizations are joining together. Exercise is Medicine (EIM), a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine, along with the American Council on Exercise and the Medical Fitness Association announced a new collaboration called the EIM Solution. The partnership and the EIM Solution will bring together health care systems, clinicians, fitness professionals and community resources to affect positive health outcomes and reduce health care costs. It is an innovative approach that uses a prescription system to link physicians with physical activity professionals and community resources for the betterment of their patients. The EIM Solution’s multipronged approach has never been implemented in the U.S. and will include physical activity counseling, as well as prescription and referral strategies, particularly those linking health care and community-based resources. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve global targets for the reduction of inactivity, related morbidity and mortality, and health care costs.
[Source: American College of Sports Medicine]

25 New Projects Getting More Kids & Adults Active in National Parks
Twenty five new projects at national parks across the country will give kids and adults the opportunity to participate in recreation and exercise programs, thanks to Active Trails grants from the National Park Foundation. The grants total $478,000 and provide funding for parks across the country to collaborate with community partners to offer a variety of activities for people of all ages, including everything from guided hikes and 5Ks to Zumba. Since 2008, the National Park Foundation has granted more than $3.35 million through its Active Trails program. As of early 2015, Active Trails has engaged more than 12,000 volunteers and 740 project partners at national parks across the country. Collaborations between schools, teachers, youth groups, and partner organizations, such as Friends Groups, make each grantee’s project possible.
[Source: National Park Foundation]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Introduces Grant to Establish New Physical Activity Research Center
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced a new grant to establish the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC). The PARC was created as part of RWJF's commitment to help achieve a healthy weight for all of America's children by the year 2025. RWJF supports evidence-based strategies that aim to make physical activity part of the daily routine for all youth, particularly those at greatest risk of becoming overweight or obese, and in every setting in which they live, learn and play. The PARC will conduct studies to help inform national efforts for promoting active living among youth, and address the immediate gaps and research needs related to RWJF’s priorities that support one or more of the following: (1) ensuring all children enter kindergarten at a healthy weight; (2) making a healthy school environment the norm, and not the exception; and (3) making physical activity a part of the everyday experience for all children and youth.
[Source: Active Living Research]

Applications to Become a 2016 Walking College Fellow are Now Being Accepted
The Walking College is an interactive, 15 week, online educational program that offers training to advocates of walkable communities. This spring, 25 Walking College Fellowships will be awarded to community change professionals who work both alone and through organizations or professions. The Walking College is looking for local advocates who are passionate about making their community more walkable, interested in learning how to advocate for more funding, and are willing to dedicate their time and energy to the training. The deadline to apply for this opportunity is April 15, 2016. More information about the Walking College’s learning objectives, skills to be acquired, mentors, costs, expectations, and timeline can be found here.
[Source: America Walks]

UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES:

APRIL
Cancer Control Month
April 1-30, 2016
National Minority Health Awareness Month
April 1-30, 2016
National Start! Walking Day
April 1, 2016
National Walk to Work Day
April 1, 2015
National Public Health Week
April 4-10, 2016
World Health Day
April 7, 2015
Medical Fitness Week
April 23-29, 2016

World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day
April 30, 2016

National Bike to Work Day
May 20, 2016

JUNE

National Trails Day
June 4, 2016

World Environment Day
June 5, 2016

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:

$500 Million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants Are Now Available and Officials Ask for More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that $500 million is now available for local projects in the next round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program. The TIGER grant program provides the Department of Transportation with funding to invest in national projects, including bicycle and pedestrian lanes. Two weeks after the announcement was released, over 170 elected officials and business leaders from 45 U.S. states sent a letter to congressional appropriators, urging them to provide $500 million for another round of TIGER competitive transportation grants as well as the full amount authorized in last year’s FAST Act for new transit construction.
[Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation for America]

Celebrities Head for Capitol Hill to Pass the Personal Health Investment Today Act
On March 16th, a number of sports superstars and Olympic medalists traveled to Capitol Hill to help Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) America and the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) fight the issue of physical inactivity and help ‘Get America Moving.’ This delegation of well-known athletes was joined on Capitol Hill by sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, fitness and medical professionals, and association leaders during the National Health Through Fitness Day. The primary goal was to support legislation in efforts to increase physical activity in America, specifically the PHIT Act; a campaign dedicated to improving national health through physical activity, fitness, and education. This delegation from the sports and fitness industry met directly with U.S. Senators and Congressmen/women to deliver the message and ask them to pass the act, which will help lower the costs of active lifestyles. To learn more about the PHIT Act, please click here.
[Source: PHIT America]

RESEARCH NOTES:

Moving Toward Active Transportation: How Policies Can Encourage Walking and Bicycling
Walking and cycling can provide valuable regular physical activity, but few Americans currently walk or ride a bicycle as part of their daily routine. This research review summarizes evidence on the health benefits and safety of active travel and examined policies and programs that can help increase active travel. Results of this review indicate that the health benefits of active travel exceed any associated risks of injury. Provision of convenient, safe, and connected walking and cycling infrastructure is essential to promote active travel, and champions will be needed at all levels of government to advocate for implementing active travel into transportation policy and guidelines. When explaining future research directions regarding the role of active travel in public health, authors conclude that it is crucial to understand how active travel can be promoted in subgroups of the population least likely to engage in physical activity.
Source: Buehler R. et al. 2016. Moving Toward Active Transportation: How Policies Can Encourage Walking and Bicycling. Active Living Research

Using an Environmental Justice Approach to Examine the Relationships between Park Availability and Quality Indicators, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Racial/Ethnic Composition
Public parks are key community resources that can promote positive health behaviors, such as physical activity. Some research has examined whether parks are equitably dispersed across neighborhoods of varying socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic composition, but few studies have examined how these characteristics interact with park availability and quality. With a focus on environmental justice, this study examined the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and park availability/quality and whether neighborhood racial/ethnic composition moderated these associations. A neighborhood disadvantage index was created for all block groups in a southeastern U.S. county using Census Bureau data, and detailed audits of all parks were conducted. Results of this study indicated that high disadvantaged neighborhoods were nearly twice as likely to have park incivilities than low disadvantaged neighborhoods, but found no difference in park availability across neighborhoods with varying levels of socioeconomic disadvantage.
Source: Hughey M.S. et al. 2016. Using an environmental justice approach to examine the relationships between park availability and quality indicators, neighborhood disadvantage, and racial/ethnic composition. Landscape and Urban Planning

Safe Residential Environments? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Influence of Crime-related Safety on Walking
While many cross-sectional studies have studied whether perceptions of crime are related to time spent walking, the findings to date are inconclusive, and few longitudinal or prospective studies exist. This study used longitudinal data from the RESIDential Environments Project (RESIDE) to examine the relationship between perceptions of crime-related safety and leisure time spent walking in the local neighborhood. Participants in the RESIDE study in Perth, Australia, completed a questionnaire assessing neighborhood perceptions of crime-related safety and walking behaviors before moving to their new neighborhood and again approximately one, three, and seven years after relocating. They found that every one-point increase on the five-point Likert scale addressing safety perception was associated with an 18-minute increase in time spent walking per week.This study indicates that community social and physical environmental interventions that foster residents’ feelings of safety are likely to increase recreational walking and produce public health gains.
Source: Foster S. et al. 2016. Safe Residential Environments? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Influence of Crime-related Safety on Walking. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?
In a sample of racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods, researchers examined how much the involvement of community groups in playground design selection and ongoing maintenance influenced park utilization, sedentary behavior, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) after playgrounds had been renovated. Using a quasi-experimental prospective design in summer and fall of 2014, parks were matched on size, proximity, neighborhood socioeconomic status, and neighborhood racial/ethnic composition. Baseline (before renovation) and 12-month follow-up (after renovation) data were collected using validated measures on park utilization, sedentary activity, physical activity, presence and condition of park features, incivilities, programming, and safety. During the 12-month study period, there were increases in park utilization as well as the number of people engaged in MVPA while using the parks. When park factors (maintenance, crime watch, and program development) were accounted for, a significant increase in park utilization and MVPA was observed in addition to a decrease in sedentary behavior. The authors note that these findings are important because neighborhood parks are usually freely accessible to all community members and parks can play an important role in youth PA. Additionally, these study results can provide communities with evidence to inform future policy decisions on how to increase park utilization in diverse neighborhoods.
Source: Slater S. et al. 2016. If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity? Environment and Behavior

Effect of Community Volunteering on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The Baltimore Experience Corps is a community-based volunteer program that aims to improve the mental and physical health of older adults (aged 60 and older) through volunteer experiences in public schools. This randomized controlled trial compared the physical activity (accelerometer-derived steps) of older adult volunteers to a gender-matched control group. At 24 months, women, but not men, in the volunteer group showed a significantly increased amount of walking activity, averaging 1,500 more steps per day compared with the control group, who showed a significant decline of 1,191 steps per day compared to baseline. This study provides evidence for a community-based model of health promotion that, through increasing walking activity, may address health disparities in an at-risk population of older adults.
Source: Varma V. et al. 2016. Effect of Community Volunteering on Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine

REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:

Archived Webinar: The New Federal Transportation Bill: Explaining what it means for the Walking Movement
America Walks, Rails to Trails Conservancy, and LOCUS (national coalition of real estate developers who advocate for walkable development) hosted this free joint webinar in February, examining the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act legislation passed in December 2015. This webinar discussed ways that traditional and new programs in the legislation can be used by advocates and organizations as they work on active transportation projects at the local, state, and regional level. Furthermore, it allowed participants to hear from experts on what the legislation says and how it can be leveraged for current and future work followed by a question and answer session. To view the archived version of the webinar, please click here.
[Source: America Walks]

The WalkUP Wake-Up Call
This series of reports examined three metropolitan areas and discovered demand for walkable urban neighborhoods across the country. The reports identified regionally significant walkable urban places, or “WalkUPs,” and ranked them based on economic performance, measured by the real estate valuations for each product type, the fiscal revenues generated for local governments, and by social equity performance, which is measured by accessibility, opportunity, and affordability for residents. Looking ahead to future opportunities, the reports also identified emerging and potential WalkUPs where new developments could go.
[Source: Smart Growth America]

American Fitness Index Releases New Community Action Guide
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) American Fitness Index (AFI) Community Action Guide is a companion to the AFI Data Report presented annually by ACSM and the Anthem Foundation. The AFI Community Action Guide provides an overview of the critical decisions and factors related to effectively getting the community to be more physically active. For example, one strategy given for community action is forming a diverse coalition of goal-oriented individuals and organizations working toward the same outcome, along with subsequent sections outlining organizational and planning considerations for effective coalitions. Practical tools, examples, and resources for health and fitness professionals are also available on the AFI website.
[Source: ACSM American Fitness Index]

Alliance for Biking and Walking Benchmarking Report
In conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Community Design Initiative, the Alliance for Biking and Walking publishes the biennial Benchmarking Report to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states, the 52 largest U.S. cities, and a select number of midsized cities. The Report combines original research with over 20 government data sources to compile data on bicycling and walking levels and demographics, safety, funding, policies, infrastructure, education, public health indicators, and economic impacts, which makes it a useful resource for public officials, advocates, decision makers, and researchers. In addition to the 2016 Benchmarking Report, reports from previous years are also available for download in the link below.
[Source: Alliance for Biking and Walking]

Walking as a Practice
This Walking as a Practice report outlines four categories that identify how individuals and organizations across the U.S. are engaging in the practice of walking, including (1) personal health connection, (2) motivational campaigns and workplace wellness, (3) inward and outward journey, and (4) causes and social justice. These four categories are illustrated with case studies of 11 local, regional, and national walking organizations. Each organization provides opportunities for walking as a practice in one or more of these four areas. The authors of this report hope the material will offer ideas, encouragement, and inspiration for more people to participate in walking as a practice.
[Source: America Walks]

PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:

They've Invented an Ingenious New Type of Intersection That Could Save Lives
Cities have increasingly used protected bike lanes to give cyclists security when they travel alongside automobile traffic, but things can quickly become tricky at intersections. A new type of intersection that is new to the U.S. may be able to fix that problem. This so-called Dutch junction offers protection to cyclists at intersections, regardless of whether they’re turning left, turning right, or continuing straight. The key to the design is the four islands near each corner of the intersection that prevents cars from entering the pathway of cyclists. The Dutch junction is a clever and surprisingly simple solution to a problem that often occurs with active transportation efforts. It specifically addresses the place where bicycles and cars are most likely to collide - intersections.
[Source: The Huffington Post]

New Jersey Healthy Communities Network Announces $860,000 in Grants
The New Jersey Healthy Communities Network, through a funding collaborative, awarded $860,000 to 43 nonprofit organizations to enhance the built environment and develop policies to support healthy eating and active living. Grant awards were $10,000 per year for two years, with the stipulation that action plans and goals are being met by the end of year one. Among the 43 organizations receiving grants, project interventions include: park improvements, wellness policies, farmers markets, open streets, food audits, healthy corner stores, bike racks, walk/bike safety audits, and gardens. All of the supported projects make the healthy choice the easy choice. Besides technical assistance, other grantee benefits include: membership in a statewide cohort, capacity building webinars and meetings, social media coaching, peer-to-peer learning, and connection to resources and best practices.
[Source: New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids]

Seven in Ten U.S. Mayors Support Bicycle Accessibility over Parking and Driving Lanes
The findings of the Menino Survey of Mayors encompasses perspectives shared by a representative sample of 89 sitting U.S. mayors from cities of all sizes on a yearly basis. In 2014, authors discovered that America’s mayors are chiefly concerned with the physical, fiscal, and social infrastructure of their cities. Since then, the team has delved deeper into these issues, examining specific views mayors have with regard to infrastructure, inequality and poverty, public safety, municipal finance, as well as their relationships with other cities and higher levels of government. The objective was to take mayors’ “pulse” on key contemporary challenges and identify where they turn for help in tackling them. Mayors identified biking as an infrastructure priority, expressing strong support for bike friendly policies even at the expense of parking and driving lanes.
[Source: Boston University Initiative on Cities]

Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Using Coalition Building to Uplift Equity
Twice as many low income kids walk or bike to school than affluent kids. Additionally, sidewalks in African American communities are 38 times more likely to be of low quality. Over the last three years, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership (SRSNP), through the Voices for Healthy Kids Initiative, has taken a lead role in empowering these communities. The SRSNP’s mission is to advance safe walking and bicycling to and from schools for the improvement in health and well-being of America’s children. However, the National Partnership cannot do this alone. Thus, the National Active Transportation Diversity Task Force, a cohort of experts and practitioners from around the country, will engage in national conversations to take the idea of improved built environments from a local issue to a state and national issue. The dynamic of having civil rights, faith, environmental, engineer, public health, disability, think tank, and elected official organizations championing active transportation improvements to increase physical activity in underserved communities have made their reach extremely comprehensive. Task Force members help identify and assist states and local communities with Safe Routes to School, support implementation of the federal transportation law, promote Complete Streets, and secure new funding to support active transportation in the communities with the most need.
[Source: Institute of Transportation Engineers]

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:

APRIL

2015 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo
April 5-9
Minneapolis, MN

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association 22nd Annual Symposium
April 14-17, 2016
Orlando, FL

Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation and Adapted Physical Activity
April 18-20, 2016
St. Louis, MI

MAY

Sustainable Trailbuilders Conference
March 5-11, 2016
Knoxville, TN

National Outdoor Recreation Conference
May 16-20, 2016
Boise, ID

47th Annual Conference of the Environmental Research Design Association
May 18-21, 2016
Raleigh, NC

50th Annual Canadian Transportation Research Forum Conference
May 24-25 2015
Montreal, Canada

ACSM's 63rd Annual Meeting and 6th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine
May 31-June 4, 2016
Boston, MA

JUNE

European Congress on Obesity
June 1-4, 2016
Gothenburg, Sweeden

2016 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
June 8-11 2016
Cape Town, South Africa

41st Annual National Wellness Conference
June 27-29 2016
St. Paul, MN

USC PRC UPDATES:

USC PRC Community Highlight: Dissemination and Implementation of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Program in South Carolina Churches
The USC Prevention Research Center would like to congratulate the Prevention Research Center (PRC) Network, funded by the CDC, on celebrating their 30-year anniversary! In celebration, the USC PRC has published a Community Highlight, describing research currently being done to promote health in communities. To view the Community Highlight, please click here. The USC PRC is partnering with Fairfield Behavioral Health Services, a county-wide council, and a large religious denomination to study the dissemination and implementation of a faith-based program in South Carolina churches. The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program, which is listed in NCI’s Research Tested Intervention Programs, targets environmental, systems, and policy change within churches to create a church environment supportive of physical activity and healthy eating.

Applications Open for 2016 Physical Activity and Public Health Courses
The Physical Activity and Public Health (PAPH) Courses include an 8-day Postgraduate Course on Research Directions and Strategies and a 6-day Practitioner's Course on Community Interventions. The long-term goal of the courses is to improve the public's health by increasing the number of public health researchers and practitioners who have expertise in the relationship between physical activity and health in populations.The 2016 courses will be held September 13-21 at the Hilton Columbia Center in Columbia, SC. Acceptance into the program is on a competitive basis and approximately 25 fellows are accepted for each course. Criteria for acceptance include professional credentials, experience, and potential to enhance public health research and practice. Applications for the 2016 courses are due on May 15, 2016; more information can be found at: http://www.sph.sc.edu/paph/index.htm.

Update from the South Carolina Healthy Brain Research Network
The SC-HBRN was well represented by its scholars, Weizhou Tang and Andrea Gibson, at the 12th Annual Aging Research Day: “Sensory Systems in Aging” Presented by South Carolina Aging Research Network (SCARN) and hosted by the MUSC Center on Aging. Poster presentations were as follows:

Gibson, A., Friedman, D.B., Torres, W., Irizarry, J., Rodrigez, J., Tang, W., & Kannaley, K. Increasing Alzheimer’s disease awareness through social media: A Puerto Rico case study. 12th Annual South Carolina Aging Research Day, Charleston, SC, February 26, 2016.

Tang, W., Kannaley, K., Friedman, D.B., Edwards, V.J., Wilcox, S., Levkoff, S.E., Hunter, R.H., Irmiter, C., & Belza, B. How worried are you about getting dementia or Alzheimer’s disease? An analysis of national survey data. 12th Annual South Carolina Aging Research Day, Charleston, SC, February 26, 2016.

Currently, the network is conducting an assessment of its partner collaborations. This study is being conducted by MPH/MSW student Neda Soltani.

Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
The SC-CPCRN’s Community Health Intervention Program is awarding mini-grants to community-based organizations in South Carolina conducting evidence-based programs and interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening in partnership with FQHCs. The network is reviewing mini-grant applications and a meet and greet for awardees is scheduled for April 14, 2016.

SC-CPCRN delivered the following presentations at recent conferences and meetings:

Friedman D.B., Brandt H.M., Adams S.A., Wandersman A.H., Young V.M., Ureda J.R., Heiney S.P., Melvin C.L., Hurley T.G., Choi S.K., Seel J.S., Campbell D.A., McCracken J.L., Hébert J.R. The South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Using innovative dissemination and implementation strategies to reduce cancer disparities. The Arnold School of Public Health’s 40th Anniversary Celebration. March 18, 2016, Columbia, SC (Poster Presentation)

Adams S.A., Cervical cancer screening at federally qualified health centers: Does distance matter? 2nd Summit of Cervical Cancer-Free South Carolina. Greenville, SC, January 7-8, 2016 (Invited Talk)

Writers: Nathan Peters and Danielle Schoffman

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