2018 Newsletters
"Promoting Health through Physical Activity"
QUARTER 4: October - December 2018
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announced Sports Award Winners
Promoting Health and Activity at Work
National Park Service Announces Entrance Fee-Free Days for 2019
Healthy People 2030 Public Comment Now Open
Upcoming Events and Observances: January, February, March
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
HHS Releases Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition
Congress Comes Together to Get Kids Outside
RESEARCH NOTES:
The influence of social networks and the built environment on physical inactivity: A
longitudinal study of urban-dwelling adults
The effect of organized versus supervised recess on elementary school children’s
participation, physical activity, play, and social behavior:
A cluster randomized
controlled trial
Relationships between outdoor time, physical activity, sedentary time, and body mass index in children: A 12-country study
Geographic and urban–rural differences in walking for leisure and transportation
The effectiveness of eHealth interventions on physical activity and measures of obesity
among working-age women: a systematic
review and meta-analysis
Leveraging household structure for increasing adult physical activity in a low-income,
African American community
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Move Your Way Campaign Materials
The Youth State of Obesity 2018
The World Health Organization’s ACTIVE Toolkit
Physical Activity in the Classroom
Americans' Engagement with Parks Report
The 2018 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
New Playground at Indiana Reservoir
Job Clocks Promote Community Walking
North Carolina Opens New Soccer Fields
A Safe Place to Be: Monte Vista Kids Connection Fills Rural Role
After $1.3 Million Renovation, Council Bluffs' Dream Playground Comes Alive
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
January, February, March
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan
Update from the South Carolina Healthy Brain Research Network
Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
QUARTER 3: July - September 2018
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Applications due Nov. 1
Podcast: Helping Black Women Get Healthy by Walking
Inside a Pedestrian-First Superblock
Meet the Groups Diversifying the Great Outdoors
Upcoming Events and Observances: October, November, December
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
New Policy Restricts Military Use of GPS Devices Overseas, Including Physical Activity Trackers
U.S. Senate passes transportation appropriations bill with robust funding for transit, rail programs
RESEARCH NOTES:
Effect of e-Bike versus bike commuting on cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight adults: A 4-week randomized pilot study
Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of
358 population-based surveys with
1.9 million participants
The effectiveness of eHealth interventions on physical activity and measures of obesity
among working-age women:
a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Home‐based exergaming among children with overweight and obesity: a randomized clinical trial
Associations between worksite walkability, greenness, and physical activity around work
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Making Strides: 2018 State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active
Kids in Communities
Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines
2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data
Sedentary Behaviors in Today’s Youth: Approaches to the Prevention and Management
of Childhood Obesity: A Scientific
Statement from the American Heart Association
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
LeBron Gives Bikes to School Children
Walkers More Than a Third of the Way to the Moon
Across Atlanta. 10 Surprising Facets of Outdoor Recreation
Orland, IL Park Residents Challenged to #Explore64
SC Teens Stand and Deliver at 6th Annual Youth Summit
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
October, November, December
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
USC Hosts the Physical Activity and Public Health Courses for Practitioners and Researchers
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan
Update from the South Carolina Healthy Brain Research Network
Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
QUARTER 2: April - June 2018
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
WHO Launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity
America Walks Announces Class of 2018 Walking College Fellows
AARP Launches New Livability Index: Great Neighborhoods for All Ages
PeopleforBikes Grant Opportunity
Upcoming Events and Observances: July, August, September
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Physical Activity for a Stronger America
19 US Trails Added to National Recreation System
US Department of Transportation Launches BUILD Transportation Program, Announces
$1.5 Billion Notice of Funding Opportunity
RESEARCH NOTES:
Neighborhood Built Environment and Socioeconomic Status in Relation to Physical
Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Weight Status of Adolescents
Impact of Scheduling Multiple Outdoor Free-play Periods in Childcare on Child
Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity: A Cluster Randomised Trial
Effectiveness of Mother and Daughter Interventions Targeting Physical Activity, Fitness,
Nutrition and Adiposity: A Systematic Review.
Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Randomized Dissemination and Implementation Study:
Countywide Adoption, Reach, and Effectiveness
Physical Activity Levels in Adults and Older Adults 3–4 Years After Pedometer-based
Walking Interventions: Long-term Follow-up of Participants from Two Randomised Controlled Trials in UK Primary Care
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Be Active: Connecting Routes + Destinations
Developing a Park Prescription Program for your Community
Church Environment Audit Tool
Park and Recreation Month Toolkit
Helping Preschool Teachers and Child Care Providers Keep Children Active throughout
the Day
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
Incorporating Parks into Roadways and Highways
Safe Streets Demonstration Projects
Alabamians Urged to Participate in 100 Miles Challenge
NRPA Awards Grant Funding to Support Cities Participating in 10-Minute Walk
Campaign
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
July, August, September
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan
Update from the South Carolina Healthy Brain Research Network
Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
QUARTER 1: January - March 2018
Topics in this issue
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
Innovative Playground Design Trends and Fundraising Resources
New Monthly Podcast about Transit and Development
StreetFilms Releases Video Series Promoting Bicycling
Tony Hawk Foundation Skatepark Grants
Upcoming Events and Observances: April, May, June
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:
Advisory Committee for 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Submits Scientific Report
TIGER Grant Recipients Announced While Future of TIGER Grant Program Remains
Uncertain
New Journal Release: Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
Commitment Lotteries Promote Physical Activity Among Overweight Adults—A Cluster
Randomized Trial
Environmental Supports for Physical Activity, National Health Interview Survey–2015
Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for the Promotion of Physical Activity in Older
Adults: A Systematic Review
Active Learning Increases Children's Physical Activity across Demographic Subgroups
REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:
Parks and Recreation Inclusion Report
Best Complete Streets Initiatives of 2017
Cities Alive: Designing for Urban Childhoods
New Maps for National Recreation Trails
PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:
America Walks Announces Community Change Grantees
Active Streets + 352Creates Celebrates Community
McCrary Elementary 60 Years Later: Here’s What a Community Working Together Can Accomplish
Why Everyone in San Francisco Lives Within a 10-Minute Walk to a Park
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
April, May, June
USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:
Announcing the 2018 Physical Activity & Public Health Courses!
Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
Update from the National Physical Activity Plan
Update from the South Carolina Healthy Brain Research Network
Update from the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network II
