Active aging and public health: evidence, implications, and opportunities

S Dogra, DW Dunstan, T Sugiyama… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
By 2050, 20% of the world's population will be over the age of 65 years, with projections that
80% of older adults will be living in low-to middle-income countries. Physical inactivity and …

The role of citizen science in promoting health equity

LG Rosas, P Rodriguez Espinosa… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
While there are many definitions of citizen science, the term usually refers to the participation
of the general public in the scientific process in collaboration with professional scientists …

A scoping review of citizen science approaches in chronic disease prevention

L Marks, Y Laird, H Trevena, BJ Smith… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Citizen science approaches, which involve members of the public as active
collaborators in scientific research, are increasingly being recognized for their potential …

Community-based approaches to reducing health inequities and fostering environmental justice through global youth-engaged citizen science

AC King, FA Odunitan-Wayas, M Chaudhury… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have created
unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world's youth …

Leveraging mobile technology for public health promotion: A multidisciplinary perspective

JL Hicks, MA Boswell, T Althoff, AJ Crum… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Health behaviors are inextricably linked to health and well-being, yet issues such as
physical inactivity and insufficient sleep remain significant global public health problems …

How older people experience the age-friendliness of their city: Development of the age-friendly cities and communities questionnaire

J Dikken, RFM van den Hoven… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization engages cities and communities all over the world in
becoming age-friendly. There is a need for assessing the age-friendliness of cities and …

Assessing age-friendly community progress: What have we learned?

K Black, P Oh - The Gerontologist, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and
Communities has grown steadily over the past decade across the United States. The age …

Using citizen science to understand the prerequisites for physical activity among adolescents in low socioeconomic status neighborhoods-the NESLA study

T Rydenstam, T Fell, BG Buli, AC King, K Bälter - Health & place, 2020 - Elsevier
Socioeconomic status (SES) as well as adolescents' perceptions of the neighborhood's built
and social environments have been shown to influence adolescents' physical activity …

Innovative participatory evaluation methodologies to assess and sustain multilevel impacts of two community-based physical activity programs for women in Colombia

MA Rubio, P Guevara-Aladino, M Urbano, S Cabas… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Community-based physical activity (PA) programs are appealing to women in
Latin America and show potential for improving women's health. This study aimed to engage …

Branding the MEGA lab; methods to improve science communication and citizen science engagement

CA Kapono, HH Kane, JHR Burns - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The MEGA Lab uses branding and marketing techniques as a complementary form of
science communication to improve citizen science. Storytelling, inclusivity, personalization …