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Active Living Research: Research Summaries and Briefs
Target Setting
Communities, schools, state and federal policy
Who is it for
Policymakers, planners, school district administrators, researchers
Format
PDF Summaries
Active Living Research supports research to identify environmental factors and policies that can increase physical activity and prevent childhood obesity. ALR's collection of briefs summarize current research and conclusions from the fields of health, planning, transportation, and recreation. Recent publications include:
- Active Transportation: Making the Link from Transportation to Physical Activity and Obesity (pdf)
- Active Travel: The Role of Self-Selection in Explaining the Effect of Built Environment on Active Travel (pdf)
- Active Education: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Academic Performance (pdf)
- Walking and Biking to School, Physical Activity and Health Outcomes (pdf)
- Growing Demand for Communities that Promote Health (pdf)
- Additional briefs available at the link below
