Interest in active school transportation has emerged in response to concern over the
reduced levels of physical activity (PA) among children. PA derived from active school travel …

Background Emerging frameworks to examine active school transportation (AST) commonly
emphasize the built environment (BE) as having an influence on travel mode decisions …

Objectives To examine the association between environmental exposure to takeaway food
outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight, while accounting for home, work …

Researchers, practitioners and community-based organizations have emphasized built
environment interventions to encourage active school transportation, a practice that can …

The objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between residential crime and the
built environment that reflects the principles of crime prevention through environmental …

BACKGROUND: Proximity to public open space, such as parks and other green spaces, has
considerable health benefits, and people have been shown to be more likely to use such …

Physical inactivity among children is on the rise. Active transport to school (ATS), namely
walking and cycling there, adds to children's activity level. Little is known about how …

Active transportation to school (ATS), denoting walking and biking, is crucial to promote
physical activity for youth. This study uses data from the 2017 National Household Travel …

Objective: The objective of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesize the findings
on built-environment determinants and their relation to participation in different domains of …

ObjectiveTo identify family-and school-based correlates of specific energy balance-related
behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, breakfast consumption, soft drink …