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The co-benefits for health of investing in active transportationBillie Giles-Corti
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia
N S W Public Health Bull 21:122-7. 2010..More co-benefit and economic analyses research is required to inform 'joined-up' policy solutions...
How many steps/day are enough? For adultsCatrine Tudor-Locke
Walking Behavior Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:79. 2011....- A cross-sectional study of the individual, social, and built environmental correlates of pedometer-based physical activity among elementary school childrenGavin R McCormack
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:30. 2011..The purpose of this study was to identify correlates of pedometer-based cut-points among elementary school-aged children... - Tracking of pedometer-determined physical activity in adults who relocate: results from RESIDECatrine Tudor-Locke
Walking Behavior Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:39. 2008..Specifically, data were derived from the RESIDential Environment Project (RESIDE), a natural experiment of people moving into new housing developments... - Neighbourhood physical activity environments and adiposity in children and mothers: a three-year longitudinal studyAnna Timperio
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:18. 2010..abstract:.. - HABITAT: A longitudinal multilevel study of physical activity change in mid-aged adultsNicola W Burton
The University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies, Brisbane, Australia
BMC Public Health 9:76. 2009.... - Creating active environments across the life course: "thinking outside the square"B Giles-Corti
Centre for the Built Environment and Health M707, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia
Br J Sports Med 43:109-13. 2009..In this way, a more comprehensive set of research, practice and programme-related activities may emerge, which will advance physical activity research and practice, and improve population health across the life course... 
Can the impact on health of a government policy designed to create more liveable neighbourhoods be evaluated? An overview of the RESIDential Environment ProjectBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia
N S W Public Health Bull 18:238-42. 2007..This paper describes the RESIDential Environment Project's study design and discusses how various methodological challenges were overcome...- Evaluation of the implementation of a state government community design policy aimed at increasing local walking: design issues and baseline results from RESIDE, Perth Western AustraliaBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, UWA, Crawley, Western Australia
Prev Med 46:46-54. 2008..To describe the design and baseline results of an evaluation of the Western Australian government's pedestrian-friendly subdivision design code (Liveable Neighborhood (LN) Guidelines)... - People or places: what should be the target?Billie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6008, Australia
J Sci Med Sport 9:357-66. 2006..However, to improve policies and infrastructure in places the commitment of sectors outside of health is critical... - School site and the potential to walk to school: the impact of street connectivity and traffic exposure in school neighborhoodsBillie Giles-Corti
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, M707, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Health Place 17:545-50. 2011..This highlights the importance of carefully considering school siting and, particularly, street design in school neighborhoods... - Encouraging walking for transport and physical activity in children and adolescents: how important is the built environment?Billie Giles-Corti
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Sports Med 39:995-1009. 2009..There remains a need for more age- and sex-specific research using behaviour- and context-specific measures, with a view to building a more consistent evidence base to inform future environmental interventions... - Increasing children's physical activity: individual, social, and environmental factors associated with walking to and from schoolGeorgina S A Trapp
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Health Educ Behav 39:172-82. 2012..This study used a multilevel ecological framework to investigate individual, social, and environmental factors associated with walking to and from school among elementary school-aged children, stratified by gender... - Development of a reliable measure of walking within and outside the local neighborhood: RESIDE's Neighborhood Physical Activity QuestionnaireBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western 6009, Australia
Prev Med 42:455-9. 2006..The RESIDential Environment project (RESIDE) is a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of a new residential design code on walking... - Developing a framework for assessment of the environmental determinants of walking and cyclingTerri Pikora
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, WA 6009, Crawley, Australia
Soc Sci Med 56:1693-703. 2003..Identifying the environmental factors that influence walking and cycling will allow the inclusion of a public health perspective as well as those of urban planning and transport in the design of built environments... - On your bike! a cross-sectional study of the individual, social and environmental correlates of cycling to schoolGeorgina Sa Trapp
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:123. 2011..This study examined individual, social and environmental factors associated with cycling to school among elementary school-aged children, stratified by gender... - The anatomy of the safe and social suburb: an exploratory study of the built environment, social capital and residents' perceptions of safetyLisa Wood
School of Population Health, UWA, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Health Place 14:15-31. 2008..A high level of neighbourhood upkeep was associated with both higher social capital and feelings of safety... - School and individual-level characteristics are associated with children's moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity during school recessKaren Martin
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Aust N Z J Public Health 36:469-77. 2012..The objective of this study was to identify school environmental characteristics associated with moderate to vigorous physical activity during school recess, including morning and lunch breaks... - Socioeconomic status differences in recreational physical activity levels and real and perceived access to a supportive physical environmentBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Prev Med 35:601-11. 2002..Spatial access to recreational facilities and perceptions of the neighborhood environment and physical activity levels were examined by the socioeconomic status of area of residence (SES)... - The influence of the built environment, social environment and health behaviors on body mass index. results from RESIDEHayley Christian
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Prev Med 53:57-60. 2011..To examine the individual, behavioral, social and built environment correlates of body mass index (BMI) in an Australian adult population... - How far do children travel from their homes? Exploring children's activity spaces in their neighborhoodKaren Villanueva
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Health Place 18:263-73. 2012..28) ones. Traditionally defined neighborhoods may not reflect children's movements. Freedom, fewer local destinations and traffic safety may be important for increasing spatial ranges... - Dog ownership, health and physical activity: a critical review of the literatureHayley Cutt
The RESIDE Project, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Health Place 13:261-72. 2007.... - Developing a reliable audit instrument to measure the physical environment for physical activityTerri J Pikora
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Am J Prev Med 23:187-94. 2002..We describe the development of a comprehensive instrument to measure the physical environmental factors that may influence walking and cycling in local neighborhoods and report on its reliability... - Relative influences of individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walkingBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009
Am J Public Health 93:1583-9. 2003..This study sought to examine individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walking... - The built environment, neighborhood crime and constrained physical activity: an exploration of inconsistent findingsSarah Foster
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Prev Med 47:241-51. 2008..This paper reviews the quantitative evidence to date, seeking to explain the inconsistencies, and offers recommendations for future research... - The relative influence of individual, social and physical environment determinants of physical activityBillie Giles-Corti
Department of Public Health, The University of Western Australia, Albany, Australia
Soc Sci Med 54:1793-812. 2002..Given the popularity of walking in the community, it is recommended that greater emphasis be placed on creating streetscapes that enhance walking for recreation and transport... - Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adultsAndrea Nathan
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:133. 2012.... - Achieving 10,000 steps: a comparison of public transport users and drivers in a university settingKaren Villanueva
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Prev Med 47:338-41. 2008..To compare pedometer steps of university students who used public transport and private motor vehicles to travel to and or from The University of Western Australia (UWA)... - Sense of community and its relationship with walking and neighborhood designLisa Wood
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 10 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Perth, Australia
Soc Sci Med 70:1381-90. 2010..g., providing street frontage, rather than flat surface parking. This finding has policy implications and warrants further investigation... - Environmental and lifestyle factors associated with overweight and obesity in Perth, AustraliaBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Western Australia
Am J Health Promot 18:93-102. 2003..CONCLUSION: Factors that influence overweight and obesity appear to differ, but aspects of the physical environment may be important. Objectively measured neighborhood environment factors warrant further investigation... - Quality or quantity? Exploring the relationship between Public Open Space attributes and mental health in Perth, Western AustraliaJacinta Francis
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, M707, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Soc Sci Med 74:1570-7. 2012..From a mental health perspective, POS quality within a neighbourhood appears to be more important than POS quantity. This finding has policy implications and warrants further investigation... - The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviorsGavin R McCormack
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Prev Med 46:33-40. 2008..This study examined the association between the proximity and mix of neighbourhood destinations and physical activity... - Barriers and motivators for owners walking their dog: results from qualitative researchHayley E Cutt
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley
Health Promot J Austr 19:118-24. 2008..This qualitative research explored the relationship between dog ownership and dog-related, social environmental and physical environmental factors associated with walking with a dog... - Planning and implementing a community-based public health advocacy campaign: a transport case study from AustraliaMurray Gomm
Department of Health, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Health Promot Int 21:284-92. 2006..The case study demonstrates the value of a well-planned campaign and including public health advocacy in public health practice, as an important strategy to facilitate the creation of healthy environments through healthy public policy... - Physical activity behavior of dog owners: development and reliability of the Dogs and Physical Activity (DAPA) toolHayley E Cutt
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
J Phys Act Health 5:S73-89. 2008..This study aimed to develop a reliable instrument, the Dogs and Physical Activity (DAPA) tool, for measuring important attributes and scales relating to the dog-walking behavior of dog owners... - How important is the land use mix measure in understanding walking behaviour? Results from the RESIDE studyHayley E Christian
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:55. 2011..This study examined different entropy based computations of land use mix (LUM) used in the development of walkability indices (WIs) and their association with walking behaviour... - Understanding physical activity environmental correlates: increased specificity for ecological modelsBillie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 33:175-81. 2005..This selective review examines whether the predictive capacity of these models could be improved if behavior-specific measures of the environment were used to predict context-specific behaviors... - Neighbourhood design and fear of crime: a social-ecological examination of the correlates of residents' fear in new suburban housing developmentsSarah Foster
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
Health Place 16:1156-65. 2010.... - "I'm Just a'-Walking the Dog" correlates of regular dog walkingHayley Christian nee Cutt
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Fam Community Health 33:44-52. 2010..The higher level of physical activity of regular dog walkers can be attributed to the additional walking these owners perform with their dogs... - Encouraging physical activity through dog walking: why don't some owners walk with their dog?Hayley Cutt
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
Prev Med 46:120-6. 2008..To identify factors associated with owners not walking with their dog... - Neighborhood environmental factors correlated with walking near home: Using SPACESTerri J Pikora
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:708-14. 2006..We examined correlations between physical environmental factors and self-reported walking for recreation and transport near home... - Effect of a school-based sun-protection intervention on the development of melanocytic nevi in childrenElizabeth Milne
Department of Public Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
Am J Epidemiol 155:739-45. 2002.... - The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational studyGavin Pereira
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, 100 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
BMC Public Health 12:466. 2012..We investigated the effect of neighborhood greenness on both self-reported and hospital admissions of coronary heart disease or stroke, accounting for ambient air quality, socio-demographic, behavioral and biological factors... - The test-retest reliability of habitual incidental physical activityGavin McCormack
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009
Aust N Z J Public Health 27:428-33. 2003..To determine the test-retest reliability of items measuring habitual incidental physical activity, incidental physical activity behaviour and sedentary behaviours... - Increasing walking: how important is distance to, attractiveness, and size of public open space?Billie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Am J Prev Med 28:169-76. 2005..Well-designed public open space (POS) that encourages physical activity is a community asset that could potentially contribute to the health of local residents... - Physical activity for recreation or exercise on neighbourhood streets: associations with perceived environmental attributesTakemi Sugiyama
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, Level 3, Public Health Building, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
Health Place 15:1058-63. 2009..Enhancing these environmental attributes and perceptions about them may be effective in promoting residents' physical activity... - The pet connection: pets as a conduit for social capital?Lisa Wood
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Soc Sci Med 61:1159-73. 2005..Social capital is another potential mechanism by which pets exert an influence on human health... - The built environment and depression in later life: the health in men studyDick Saarloos
Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:461-70. 2011.... - The impact of the kidskin sun protection intervention on summer suntan and reported sun exposure: was it sustained?Elizabeth Milne
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia
Prev Med 42:14-20. 2006..Kidskin' was a non-randomized, school-based sun protection intervention trial in Perth, Western Australia (1995-1999). Its aim was to determine the extent to which such a program could reduce children's sun exposure... - Understanding dog owners' increased levels of physical activity: results from RESIDEHayley Cutt
The RESIDE Project, School of Population Health M707, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Am J Public Health 98:66-9. 2008..05). Dog ownership was independently associated with physical activity and walking. Actively encouraging more dog walking may increase community physical activity levels... - Time spent outdoors at midday and children's body mass indexElizabeth Milne
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, West Perth
Am J Public Health 97:306-10. 2007..We investigated whether the Kidskin sun protection intervention increased children's body mass index by reducing the time spent outdoors at midday... - Improved sun protection behaviour in children after two years of the Kidskin interventionE Milne
Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands
Aust N Z J Public Health 24:481-7. 2000..To evaluate a school-based intervention in terms of reducing children's sun exposure and improving their use of sun protection measures... - Creating SunSmart schoolsB Giles-Corti
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009
Health Educ Res 19:98-109. 2004..In this study, disseminating policy guidelines to schools using a mail-only strategy was ineffective, even when combined with an awards program. More information on 'champions' who bring about change in schools is required... - Reduced sun exposure and tanning in children after 2 years of a school-based intervention (Australia)E Milne
Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
Cancer Causes Control 12:387-93. 2001.... - Demographic and individual correlates of achieving 10,000 steps/day: use of pedometers in a population-based studyGavin McCormack
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Health Promot J Austr 17:43-7. 2006..This paper examines demographic and individual factors associated with adults achieving 10,000 steps/day... - Correlates of using neighborhood recreational destinations in physically active respondentsGavin R McCormack
School of Populaton Health, The Universityof Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
J Phys Act Health 4:39-53. 2007..This study examines the relationships between the availability and use of recreational destinations and physical activity... - Selling new neighborhoods as good for walking: issues for measuring self-selectionAndrea Nathan
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
J Phys Act Health 10:5-9. 2013..We assessed how walking opportunities are promoted to potential buyers, by examining walkability attributes in marketing materials for housing developments... - Selling new neighborhoods as good for walking: issues for measuring self-selectionAndrea Nathan
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
J Phys Act Health 10:5-9. 2013..We assessed how walking opportunities are promoted to potential buyers, by examining walkability attributes in marketing materials for housing developments... - Destination and route attributes associated with adults' walking: a reviewTakemi Sugiyama
Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:1275-86. 2012..To this end, evidence relevant to the urban planning and transport sectors is required. This review synthesized findings on destination and route attributes associated with utilitarian and recreational walking... - Taking up cycling after residential relocation: built environment factorsMarielle A Beenackers
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Prev Med 42:610-5. 2012..To successfully stimulate cycling, it is necessary to understand the factors that facilitate or inhibit cycling. Little is known about how changes in the neighborhood environment are related to changes in cycling behavior... - Does getting a dog increase recreational walking?Hayley E Cutt
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:17. 2008.... - Personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to schoolAnna Timperio
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, and The Children s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Prev Med 30:45-51. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school among children... - Measuring physical activity in public open space--an electronic device versus direct observationAndrew J Milat
Western Sydney Area Health Service, New South Wales, Parramatta
Aust N Z J Public Health 26:50-1. 2002..To evaluate the practicality and validity of using infra-red beam counters (IRBCs) to measure walking path use and overall park use... - Emerging measurement and statistical methods in physical activity researchLouise C Masse
Health Promotion Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7335, USA
Am J Prev Med 23:44-55. 2002..The article presents a brief overview of these methods and discusses potential advantages and limitations of using them... - Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?David Crawford
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
Health Place 14:889-93. 2008..This study suggests that POS in high socioeconomic neighbourhoods possess more features that are likely to promote physical activity amongst children... - Accessibility and connectivity in physical activity studies: the impact of missing pedestrian dataGary K W Chin
City of Cockburn, Cockburn, WA, Australia
Prev Med 46:41-5. 2008..This study, conducted in 2004, examines the difference in walkability analyses when street networks versus pedestrian networks are used for four metropolitan suburbs in Perth, Western Australia... - The effect of a school-based sun protection intervention on the development of melanocytic nevi in children: 6-year follow-upDallas R English
Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Melbourne, Australia
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:977-80. 2005..Overall, there was weak evidence that the Kidskin intervention reduced the number of new nevi over a 6-year period, but there was stronger evidence of an effect on the trunk in boys... - How can socio-economic differences in physical activity among women be explained? A qualitative studyKylie Ball
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
Women Health 43:93-113. 2006.... - Personal, social and environmental determinants of educational inequalities in walking: a multilevel studyKylie Ball
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:108-14. 2007..To investigate the contribution of personal, social and environmental factors to mediating socioeconomic (educational) inequalities in women's leisure-time walking and walking for transport... - Encouraging children and adolescents to be more activeBillie Giles-Corti
BMJ 335:677-8. 2007