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3155.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | ||||
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| Increasing physical activity is an important way to improve the health of individuals and communities, but can be difficult to achieve in urban environments. This session reviews current research and interventions aimed at improving and increasing physical activity among urban communities. Specifically, presentations discuss whether self-reported reasons for use of an urban multi-use trail were associated with physical activity, the use of CBPR to support and track the effects of changes in the built environment on physical activity and dietary practices, identifying necessary infrastructure supports to enhance the work of urban recreational centers, and identifying ways to make physical activity more enjoyable for urban adolescents. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, the participant will be able to: (1) Discuss how a multilevel intervention design can incorporate enhancements to both the physical environment and the social environment to promote physical activity; (2) Describe different activities that can be implemented to promote physical activity using greenways; (3) Identify potential supports that may assist recreation centers in providing better programs that address physical activity for the low income residents; (4) Describe the ways that walking maps can be used to increase physical activity among low-income minority urban residents. | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Theresa Bryd, DrpH | |||
| 10:30 AM |  | Reasons for urban trail use predict trail-related physical activity Genevieve Fridlund Dunton, PhD, MPH, Kim D. Reynolds, PhD, Donna Spruij-Metz, PhD, Jennifer Wolch, PhD, Chih-Ping Chou, PhD, Michael Jerrett, PhD, Jason Byrne, PhD, Susan Weaver, MA, MPI | ||
| 10:45 AM | | If we build it: Promoting greenway use to increase physical activity - The Lean and Green in Motown project Amy J. Schulz, PhD, Sheryl Weir, MPH, Deedee D. Varick, MPH, Barbara A. Israel, DrPH, Cindy Gamboa, Sonya Grant Pierson, MSW, Henry Guthard, BSc, BArch | ||
| 11:00 AM | Benefits and Challenges of Parks and Recreation in a Low Income Urban Community: An assessment of health initiatives in Southwest Baltimore Jynnifer Phillips, Payam Sheikhattari, MD, MPH, Bolanle Awosemusi, Kyle K. K. Esdaille, Sian A. Goldson, MPH, Yvonne L. Bronner, ScD | |||
| 11:15 AM | GIS walking maps to promote physical activity in low-income public housing communities Lorna H. McNeill, PhD, MPH, Karen M. Emmons, PhD, Pamela D. Waterman, MPH | |||
| 11:30 AM | | What makes physical activity fun for urban adolescents? Listening to youth and opening Pandora's Box Amanda S. Birnbaum, PhD, MPH, Tracy R. Nichols, PhD, Sara Birnel, Madhuvanti Mahadeo, DrPH | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Public Health Education and Health Promotion | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA