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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Public Health
Active Transportation, Spring/Summer 2012, Issue 26
Active Transportation, Spring/Summer 2012, Issue 26
Sustain Magazine
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Improving Active Transportation Data In Hias With Automated Counters: Lessons From Ca, William W. Riggs
Improving Active Transportation Data In Hias With Automated Counters: Lessons From Ca, William W. Riggs
William W. Riggs
Quantifying the active transportation by biking and walking through counts is an important part of developing policy and intervention to mitigate risk and encourage active lifestyles. Numerous studies have evaluated the different methods of counting bicycles and pedestrians, but very little work has evaluated actual cases of how they fit into active transportation programs and health impact assessments (HIAs). The purpose of this study was to study validates the results of those studies looking at the reliability of results gathered as a part of two California projects and how they fit into existing planning and health assessment programs. Automated counters …
Oceano Community Health Plan, Eugene Phillip Brennan
Oceano Community Health Plan, Eugene Phillip Brennan
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Oceano Community Health Plan
Phillip Brennan
Recent, mounting research shows that chronic disease, the leading causes of death and primary driver of health care costs, cannot be effectively addressed through education or preventative health alone. A physical environment that promotes health—through access to healthy food, opportunities for physical activity, quality housing, transportation options, and safe schools—is an integral part of making our communities healthier. This research and accompanying Healthy Community Plans will serve as a way for the County to begin looking in-depth at the ways the built environment (our streets, parks, and neighborhoods) contribute or detract from the …