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A Walkable Island County
Making Island County More Walkable 
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Resources 

 

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Resources

Online Resources

1.

AARP Beyond 50.05 A Report to the Nation on Livable Communities:
Creating Environments for Successful Aging

2.

Active Living by Design

3.

Active Living Leadership: Working with government leaders to 
promote active communities

4.

Active Living Network

5.

Active Living Research: Tools and Measures

6.

American Volkssport Association Walking Clubs and 
Walking Volksmarch Events

7.

A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States  

8.

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

9.

Be Active for Life

10.

Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging (BHCAA)

11.

CDC’s Active Community Environments (ACES) Initiative

12.

CDC Healthier Worksite Initiative

13.

Conducting a Walkability Audit with ArcPad GIS

14.

Context Sensitive Solutions

15.

Creating Walkable Communities: A Guide for Local Government

16.

Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?  Examining the
Evidence -- Special Report 282 (2005)

17.

EPA Smart Growth Scorecards

18.

F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America

19.

Federal Highway Administration Bicycle & Pedestrian Program

20.

Freeland Trails, Walkability & Safety

21.

General Plans and Zoning: A Toolkit on Land Use and Health

22.

A Guide for Custom Community Intervention Planning: 
Tools to Assess the Physical Activity Environment

23

Guide to Preventive Community Services: Physical Activity

24.

Healthy Aging Research Network Environmental Audit Tool & Protocol

25.

Healthy Cities - Healthy Communities

26.

Healthy Communities Projects (Mount Vernon, Moses Lake)

27.

Healthy Communities Projects Toolkit

28.

Healthy Kids’ Catalog

29.

Healthy People 2010

30.

How to Start a Walking Program: A Guide for Local Program Coordinators

31.

Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design: 
A Guide for Public Health Practitioners

32.

Land Use Planning & Community Design: The Role of Local Public 
Health Agencies
 

33.

LEED-ND Report on Public Health and the Built Environment

34.

MCH Library Knowledge Path: Physical Activity and Children and Adolescents 

35.

The National Center for Biking & Walking

36.

The National Coalition of Walking Advocates

37.

NW Tulip Trekkers

38.

Parents and Children Exercise Simultaneously (PACES) Day

39.

Partners in Action: Nutrition & Physical Activity in W ashington

40.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

41.

Prevention Institute: THRIVE

42.

Research on Obesity and Overweight: AHRQ-Supported Research and 
Recent Findings

43.

School Administrator’s Guide to School Walk Routes and Student 
Pedestrian Safety

44.

Shape Up America – Healthy Weight for Life

45.

State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults— United States, 2005

46.

Steps to a Healthier Clark County

47.

Trail Towns: Capturing Trail-Based Communities

48.

Twelve Steps Toward Walkable Communities

49.

Vision 2025 Committee

50.

Walkable Communities, Inc.

51.

Washington State Nutrition & Physical Activity Plan

52.

Workshop on the Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guideline 
Development (IOM Workshop, Press Release)

Published Literature

1.

Anderssen N, Wold B, Torsheim T.  2006.  Are parental health habits 
transmitted to their children?  An eight year longitudinal study of physical 
activity in adolescents and their parents.  Journal of Adolescence
29(4): 
513-524.

2.

Atienza AA, Yaroch AL, Masse LC, Moser RP, Hesse BW, King AC.  2006.  
Identifying sedentary subgroups: The National Cancer Institute’s Health 
Information National Trends Survey.  Am J Prev Med
31(5): 383-390.

3.

Bauman A, Smith BJ, Maibach EW, Reger-Nash B.  2006.  Evaluation of 
mass media campaigns for physical activity. 
Evaluation and Program 
Planning
29: 312-322.

4.

Booth KM, Pinkston MM, Poston WSC.  2005.  Obesity and the built 
environment
.  J Am Diet Assoc. 105: S110-S117.

5.

Ewing R, Schroeer W, Greene W.  2004.   School location and student 
travel: analysis of factors affecting mode choice. 
Transportation 
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 
No. 1895,
TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 55–63.

6.

Frank LD, Schmid TL, Sallis JF, Chapman J, Saelens BE.  2005. 
Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured 
urban form: findings from SMARTRAQ. 
Am J Prev Med 28(2S2): 117-125.

7.

Frank LD, Andresen MA, Schmid TL.  2004.  Obesity relationships with 
community design, physical activity, and time spent in cars.  Am J Prev 
Med
27(2):87-96.

8.

Giles-Corti B, Temperio A, Cutt H, Pikora T, et al.  2006.  Development of 
a reliable measure of walking within and outside the local neighborhood: 
RESIDE’s Neighborhood Physical Activity Questionnaire.  Preventive 
Medicine
42(1): 455-459.

9.

Ham SA, Macera CA, Lindley C.  2005.  Trends in walking for transportation 
in the United States , 1995 and 2001.  Prev Chronic Dis [Accessible at: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/oct/04_0138.htm].

10.

Hooker SP, Cirill LA.   2006.  Evaluation of community coalitions ability 
to create safe, effective exercise classes for older adults. 
Evaluation and 
Program Planning
29: 242-250.

11.

Kelly CM, Hoehner CM, Baker EA, Ramirez LKB, Brownson RC.  2006.  
Promoting physical activity in communities: Approaches for successful 
evaluation of programs and policies. 
Evaluation and Program Planning  
29
: 280-292.

12.

Kerr J, Rosenberg D, Sallis JF, Saelens BE, Frank LD, Conway TL.  2006.  
Active Commuting to School: Associations with Environment and Parental 
Concerns.  Med Sci Sports Exerc.
38(4):787-94.

13.

Leslie E, Saelens B, Frank L, Owen N, Bauman A, Coffee N, Hugo G.  2005a.  
Residents’ perceptions of walkability attributes in objectively differen
neighbourhoods: a pilot study.  Health Place 11: 227-236.

14.

Leslie E, Coffee N, Frank L, Owen N,  Bauman A, Hugo G.  2005b.  Walkability 
of local communities: using geographic information systems to objectively 
assess relevant environmental attributes. 
Health Place [Epub ahead of print]

15.

Librett JL, Yore MM, Schmid TL.  2006.  Characteristics of physical activity 
levels among trail users in a U.S. national sample. 
Am J Prev Med 31(5): 
399-405.

16.

Maddock J.  2006a.  Evaluation of community-based physical activity 
programs. 
Evaluation and Program Planning 29: 240–241.

17.

Maddock J, Takeuchi L, Nett B, Tanaka C, Irvin L, Matsuoka C, Wood B.  
2006.  Evaluation of a statewide program to reduce chronic disease: The 
Healthy Hawaii Initiative, 2000-2004.  Evaluation and Program Planning  
29
: 293-300.

18.

Matsudo SM, Matsudo VKR, Andrade DR , Araujo TL, Pratt M.  2006.  
Evaluation of a physical activity promotion program: The example of Agita 
Sao Paulo.  Evaluation and Program Planning 29: 301-311.

19.

Pucher J, Buehler R.  2006.  Why Canadians cycle more than Americans: a 
comparative analysis of bicycling trends and policies.  Transport Policy 13
265-279.

20.

Ramirez LKB, Bender JM, Barnidge EK, Baker EA, Land G.  2006.  Evaluating 
an evidence-based physical activity intervention website.  Evaluation and 
Program Planning
29: 269-279.

21.

Reger-Nash Bill, Bauman A, Cooper L, Chey T, Simon KJ.  2006.  Evaluating communitywide walking interventions.  Evaluation and Program Planning  
29
: 251-259.

22.

Saelens BE, Sellis JF, Black JB, Chen D.  2003.  Neighborhood-based 
differences in physical activity: an environment scale evaluation.  Am J 
Public Health
93(9): 1552-8. 

23.

Wilson DK, Griffin S, Saunders RP, Evans A, Mixon G, Wright M, Beasley A, 
Umstattd R,  Lattimore D, Watts A, Freelove J.  2006.  Formative evaluation 
of a motivational intervention for increasing physical activity in underserved 
youth. 
Evaluation and Program Planning 29: 260-268.

24.

Wray RJ, Jupka K, Ludwig-Bell C.  2005.  A community-wide media campaign 
to promote walking in a Missouri town.  Prev Chronic Dis [Accessible at: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/oct/05_0010.htm].

Last Updated: 03/04/2008

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