KELLY EVENSON

..Due to the inconsistent findings of prior studies, we explored the association of perceived safety and police-recorded crime measures with physical activity...

..Between 2003 and 2008, a total of 25 partnerships funded through the Active Living by Design (ALbD) program worked to change built environments and policies in communities to help citizens be active in their daily routines...

..This systematic review identified and summarised self-reported physical activity assessments with evidence for validity and reliability among pregnant women...

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..This study examined associations between walking and local pedestrian supports (as measured with an environmental audit), comparing the results of models using three different methods to aggregate and weight pedestrian features...

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..Over 65,000 tallies and 374,000 parent surveys have been completed, but no published studies have examined their measurement properties...

..The purpose of this paper is to review intervention studies related to active school transportation to guide future intervention research...

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..Television (TV) watching is the most common leisure activity in the United States. Few studies of adults have described the relationship between TV and health behaviors such as physical activity, diet, and body weight status...

..The aim of this study was to describe the mode, duration, intensity, and changes in physical activity during pregnancy through one year postpartum among a cohort of women...

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..This study describes how districts are meeting the physical activity-related portion of this policy and explores the policy implementation successes and challenges...

..This calibration study, using indirect calorimetry, suggests that the two accelerometers can be used to distinguish differing levels of physical activity intensity as well as inactivity among children 5 to 8 years of age...

..The objective was to examine barriers to physical activity in a large cohort of pregnant women and to explore these barriers in more depth with qualitative data derived from a separate focus group study using a socioecologic framework...

..The purpose of this study was to examine the association of perceived physical neighborhood factors with physical activity, sedentary behavior, and BMI among adolescent girls...

..We conducted a statewide survey of communication centers regarding practices, training, and outreach for stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) and explored differences for those that were Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) certified or not...

..To describe the development of an original scale that measures perceived school climate for active travel in fourth- and fifth-grade girls and boys...

..This information can be used to develop culturally appropriate interventions to increase physical activity among Latinas...

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..The objective of this study was to document self-reported beliefs about physical activity and exercise among pregnant women...

..Our objective was to assess 1) moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), exploring differences in prevalence depending on the cut point used, and 2) sedentary behavior, among US adults aged 60 years or older...

..To better understand barriers to municipal walking and bicycling projects and policies, we surveyed municipal staff in North Carolina...

..This study described the prevalence and correlates of objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior among United States pregnant women...

..This study assessed the self-reported practice patterns and recommendations of 384 obstetricians working in Texas through a mailed survey on physical activity during pregnancy...

..Further work is needed to understand the determinants of the decline in physical activity and the increase in sedentary behavior among adolescent girls...

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..The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence, trends, and correlates of physical activity among a national sample of pregnant women...

..Among the sample, 530 women answered the same questions about barriers and enablers to physical activity at 12 months postpartum...

..It will be crucial to have effective stroke surveillance systems in place to better understand and improve both prehospital and in-hospital delays for acute stroke care...

..The objective of this study was to document the test-retest reliability of several measures of physical activity and inactivity used in surveillance in a diverse adult population...

..Prospective evaluations of the impact of building a multi-use trail, in terms of change in physical activity levels among nearby residents, are needed...

..These findings suggest that future epidemiologic studies and physical activity interventions should measure and tailor programs based on English-language use and age of arrival to the US among Latina immigrants...

..The objective of this study was to examine the effect of fitness on all-cause and CVD mortality among hypertensive and normotensive women and men...

..The objective of this study was to characterize the prevalence of concern about enough food and its association with other sociodemographic and health characteristics at the state level...

..In this study, retirement was associated with gains in sport and exercise participation as well as television watching...

..The objective of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of a survey designed to measure physical activity and its correlates among women from diverse racial and ethnic groups...

..To examine this hypothesis, EMS transport times were examined for both stroke and MI patients who used a paramedic-level, county-based EMS system for transportation to a single hospital during 1999...

..This study documents the public availability of school physical activity facilities, reasons facilities were not made available to the public, and the barriers and benefits associated with having facilities available...

..Further studies of stroke delay and corresponding interventions are needed, with careful attention to definitions and methodologies...

..However, an awareness that PVCs on a 2-min rhythm strip consistently identify high frequency PVCs on 24-hr recordings should be helpful to clinicians...

..The purpose of this study was to determine the independent and combined effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity on all-cause cancer mortality for women and men...

..Travel to and from school can be an important and regular source of physical activity for youth. Few US studies have documented the prevalence and correlates of walking and bicycling to school...

..The objective of this study was to describe physical activity and the personal, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates for Latina immigrants...

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..The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to participation and adherence to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation by querying program staff...

..Pregnant women reported less leisure activity than non-pregnant women of the same age. Studies to understand the enablers and barriers to participating in leisure activity during pregnancy are needed...

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..The perimenopausal period may be a critical juncture at which targeted and tailored interventions may help to achieve maintenance of physical activity into the postmenopausal period...

..Initiatives to increase active school travel may need to include multiple levels of intervention to be effective...

..g., family priority) while some were unique (e.g., lack of community support). Assessing and addressing the issues raised should be considered when planning physical activity-interventions for these populations...

..Groups represented both urban and rural living environments. This article explains the basis for this project and the methodology used. Other articles in this series explain the results from the focus groups in detail...

..Providing after school activities is a community level approach for reducing the decline in physical activity of girls as they reach early adolescence...

..We used latent class analysis (LCA) to assess patterns of physical activity among adults, using the 7 d of accelerometer data from the 2003-2004 NHANES...

..The goal of the survey was to identify personal, social environmental, and physical environmental factors that are associated with physical activity status among diverse groups of women...

..Variations in the location and density of recreational resources were examined by SES and racial composition of neighborhoods...

..These tools were finalized using community members' feedback. This formative process can serve as a guide for other health promotion programs to create and use similar tools...

..To assess whether exposure to standing, lifting, night work, or long work hours during 3 periods of pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of preterm or small-for-gestational-age birth...

..Future research also should include more intervention and longitudinal studies...

..To determine whether a history of preconceptional dieting and restrained eating was related to higher weight gains in pregnancy...

..We sought to examine the test-retest reliability of a PA questionnaire used in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. Differences in reliability were also explored by important covariates...

..The goal of the survey was to identify personal, social environmental, cultural, and physical environmental factors that are associated with physical activity status among a diverse group of women...

..Suggestions for reporting standards for journal articles also are presented...

..To produce evidence for factor validity and longitudinal invariance of scales used to examine the theory of planned behavior applied to physical activity...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between concern about enough food and obesity in an adult population at the state level...

..Physical activity is recommended to pregnant women for health benefits, yet more research is needed to understand if physical activity should be recommended for improving sleep...

..The neighborhood environment may play a role in encouraging sedentary patterns, especially for middle-aged and older adults...

..Because vigorous leisure activity may affect timing of delivery, this study examined association between vigorous leisure activity and birth outcomes...

..To obtain a better understanding of how stroke events are communicated to 9-1-1 telecommunicators, and how telecommunicators and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel respond to such calls...

..The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the levels of tracking of physical activity and inactivity as assessed by self-report and accelerometry in middle school girls during a 2-yr period...

..To examine the role of land use and transportation plans as policy instruments for promoting active community environments...

..Implications for transdisciplinary collaboration with respect to reducing health disparities are discussed...

..To estimate the employed population's exposure to perceived worksite policies and environments hypothesized to promote physical activity and to determine their relationship to leisure-time physical activity...

..We evaluated the criterion validity and test-retest reliability of a questionnaire with a sample of young schoolchildren to assess travel to and from school, including mode, travel companion, and destination after school...

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..Those trying to increase physical activity through policy could focus on these implementation features to help make policy implementation more successful...

..This survey confirmed that once women are enrolled, they tend to be willing to complete most components of an intensive study, suggesting that initial efforts for recruitment are most important...

..We examined correlations between perceived and objectively measured proximity to physical activity resources and then examined associations between both measures of proximity and objectively measured physical activity...

..Likewise, little is known concerning these same attitudes and behaviors during the postpartum period that may contribute to weight retention...

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..The authors conclude that both fitness and fatness are risk factors for mortality, and that being fit does not completely reverse the increased risk associated with excess adiposity...

..Peak magnetic field exposure was associated with increased risk of miscarriage in 2 recent studies. Reduced physical activity levels in healthy pregnancies may affect measured exposure and thus bias results...

..We sought to describe the amount of education offered, community outreach implemented, and protocols established for stroke and for chest pain among North Carolina EMS agencies and personnel...

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..Finally, we offer suggestions for clinical practice and future research...

..The study's goal was to determine whether laypersons could be instructed to use the CPSS over the telephone...

..Using data from a large cohort of adults aged 45 to 84 years-old, we investigated whether availability of recreational resources is related to physical activity levels...

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..These results indicate that researchers should consider perceptions of the natural environment when developing physical activity interventions...

..The results from this study suggest that raising the profile of existing facilities may help increase physical activity among adolescent girls...

..Recommendations are made for the future assessment of recreational physical activity in epidemiologic studies of these major birth outcomes...

..The framework outlines five strategies that influence physical activity: preparation, promotion, programs, policies, and physical projects...

..Finally, community involvement is key. Communities contemplating trail development should explore the effects of policy on the trail projects reported here to proactively identify potential influence...

..Physical activity is important for weight control and good health; however, activity levels decline in the adolescent years, particularly in girls...

..To examine associations between perceived neighborhood characteristics, access to places for activity, and leisure-time physical activity...

..CONCLUSIONS: This data suggests that studies relying solely on leisure activity may miss important information provided by occupational physical activity...

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..The long-term goal of this research is to develop better interventions which help prevent cancer, and other chronic health conditions, by involving spouses in preventive behavior change programs. ..

..This proposal directly addresses the need to better understand multi-level factors involved in physical activity behavior change, RFA #CA-04-009 "Mechanisms of Physical Activity Behavior Change". ..

..This proposal directly addresses the need to better understand multi-level factors involved in physical activity behavior change, RFA #CA-04-009 "Mechanisms of Physical Activity Behavior Change". ..