Publications

Key references

1. Bauman, A., Sallis, J.F., & Owen, N. (2002). Environmental and policy measurement in physical activity research. pp. 241-251 In G.J. Welk (Ed.), Physical Activity Assessments for Health-Related Research. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

2. Frank, L.D., Andresen, M.A., & Schmid, T.L. (2004). Obesity relationships with community design, physical activity, and time spent in cars. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27, 87-96.

3. Frank, L.D., Schmid, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Chapman, J., & Saelens, B.E. (in press). Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form: Findings from SMARTRAQ. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

4. Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., & Frank, L.D. (in press). Healthy nutrition environments: concepts and measures. American Journal of Health Promotion.

5. Saelens, B.E. (2003). Helping individuals reduce sedentary behavior. pp. 217-238. In R.E. Andersen (Ed.), Obesity: Etiology, assessment, treatment, and prevention. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

6. Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Black, J., & Chen, D. (2003). Neighborhood-based differences in physical activity: An environment scale evaluation. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 1552-1558.   Read Paper

7. Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., & Frank, L.D. (2003) Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 80-91.

8. Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Prochaska, J.J., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.P., & Brown, M. (2001). The association of school environments with youth physical activity. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 618-620.

9. Sallis, J.F., & Owen, N. (2002). Ecological models of health behavior. pp. 462-484. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer, and F.M. Lewis (Eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

10. Sallis, J.F., & Orleans, C.T. (2004). Ecological models: Application to physical activity. pp. 288-290. In N.B. Anderson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, Vol 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

11. Brownson, R.C., Chang, J.J., Eyler, A.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Kirtland, K., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Measuring the environment for friendliness toward physical activity: A comparison of the reliability of 3 questionnaires. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 473-483  Read Paper

12. Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, James F. Sallis, Brian E. Saelens. Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in a Sample of Belgian Adults. Am J Health Promot 2003;18[1]:83-92.  Read Paper

13. Eva Leslie, Brian Saelens, Lawrence Frank, Neville Owen, Adrian Bauman, Neil Coffee, Graeme Hugo. Residents’ perceptions of walkability attributes in objectively different neighbourhoods: a pilot study Health & Place In press  Read Paper

14. Owen, N., Humpel, N., Leslie, E., Bauman, A. and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Understanding environmental influences on walking: Review and research agenda. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27,67-76.  Read Paper

15. Badland, H.M., Schofield, G.M., & Schluter, P.J. (in press). Objectively measured commute distance: Associations with actual travel modes and perceptions to place of work or study in Auckland , New Zealand . Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

16. Badland, H. & Schofield, G. (2006). Perceptions of replacing car journeys with non-motorised travel: Exploring relationships in a cross-sectional adult population sample. Preventive Medicine, 43 (3), 222-225 .

17. Badland, H. & Schofield, G. (2006). Test-retest reliability of a survey to measure transport-related physical activity in adults. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77 (3), 398-402 .

18. Badland, H. M. & Schofield, G. (2006). Understanding the relationship between town size and physical activity levels: A population study. Health & Place, 12 (4), 538-546 .

19. Badland, H. M. & Schofield, G. (2005). The built environment and transport-related physical activity: What we do and do not know. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2 (4), 433-442.

20, Badland, H. M. & Schofield, G. (2005). Transport, urban design, and physical activity: An evidence based-update. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 1 0(3), 177-196.

Active Living Research Literature Citations

IPEN members' publications

1. Kruger, H.S., Venter, C., Vorster, H.H., Margetts, B., (2002). Physical Inactivity is the Major Determinant of Obesity in Black Women in the North West Province, South Africa: The THUSA Study. Nutrition, 18,422-427.  Read Paper

2. 3rd International Conference on Concept Lattices and their Applications (CLA2005). September 7-9, 2005. Olomouc, Czech Republic. ISBN 80-248-0863-3. This conference was realized thanks to Department of Computer Science,Palacky University, Olomouc and Department of Computer Science, VŠB -Technical University of Ostrava.Read Paper

3. Jorge Mota, Nuno Delgado, Mariana Almeida, José Carlos Ribeiro, and Maria Paula Santos Physical Activity, Overweight, and Perceptions of Neighborhood Environments Among Portuguese Girls Journal of Physical Activity and Health , 2006, 3, 314-322. Read Paper

4. Sanne I. de Vries a , Ingrid Bakker a , Marijke Hopman-Rock , Remy A. Hirasing a , Willem van Mechelen Selecting an appropriate motion sensor in children and adolescents.Read Paper

5. Ester Cerin, Brian E. Saelens, James F. Sallis, and Lawrence D. Frank. Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale:Validity and Development of a Short Form Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2006.Read Paper

6. Stef PJ Kremers, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Tommy LS Visscher, Willem van Mechelen, Nanne K de Vries and Johannes Brug Environmental influences on energy balance-related behaviors: A dual-process view International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006, 3 :9 Read Paper

7. Titze, S., Stronegger, W., Janschitz, S. & Oja, P. (2007). Environmental, social, and personal correlates of cycling for transportation in a student population. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 66-79 .

8. JORGE MOTA, et al. Active versus passive transportation to school – differences in screen time, socio-economic position and perceived environmental characteristics in adolescent girls 2007.
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9. Reis Rodrigo,. The Brazilian version of NEWS is published...Here is the paper and the measure (it is in Portuguese).
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10. John C. Spence, Nicoleta Cutumisu, Joy Edwards and Judy Evans. Influence of neighbourhood design and access to facilities on overweight among preschool children. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2008 Read Paper

11. Leslie E, Coffee N, Frank L, Owen N, Bauman A, Hugo G. (2007). Walkability of local communities: using Geographical Information Systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes. Health and Place, 13(1):111-122. Read Paper

12. Owen N, Cerin E, Leslie E, Du Toit L, Coffee N, Frank L, Bauman A, Hugo G, Saelens BE, Sallis JF. (2007). Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(5), 387-395. Read Paper

13. Leslie E, Cerin E. (2008). Are perceptions of the local environment related to neighbourhood satisfaction and mental health in adults? Preventive Medicine, doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.014.
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14. Cerin E, Leslie E, Du Toit L, Owen N, Frank L. (2007). Destinations that matter: associations with walking for transport. Health and Place, 13, 713-724. Read Paper

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