Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. CVD risk
factors and outcome data are used to determine trends of disease risk to inform public health …

Sedentary behaviors are associated with less physical activity. Little evidence exists about
this association and its relation with commuting time in Latin America. This study examined …

O Brasil vem enfrentando um rápido e acentuado processo de envelhecimento e de
aumento da longevidade populacional. Este fenômeno, tanto no aspecto individual como …

Over the past three decades, Latin America has undergone major demographic, lifestyle,
and epidemiological transitions. These rapid transitions are relevant contributors to social …

Objetivou-se analisar a quantidade e a qualidade dos espaços públicos de lazer e
estruturas para atividades físicas em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Realizou-se, no ano de …

La salud se presenta de modo diferente en las distintas sociedades y en las distintas clases
sociales, a pesar de las semejanzas biológicas de los seres humanos que las componen …

There is an urgency to understand the implications of context for cardiovascular health and
more broadly the implications of trends such as increasingly urban living for our ability to live …

For five decades society has been experiencing important changes in the population
configuration of the countries. Spain is one of the world's oldest countries, with a similar …

Objective: We analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of a cross-national model for
promoting physical activity (the Guide for Useful Interventions for Physical Activity in Brazil & …

An essential characteristic of a healthy and sustainable city is a physically active population.
Effective policies for healthy and sustainable cities require evidence-informed quantitative …