Walkability indices and childhood obesity: A review of epidemiologic evidence

S Yang, X Chen, L Wang, T Wu, T Fei, Q Xiao… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The lack of an active neighbourhood living environment can impact community health to a
great extent. One such impact manifests in walkability, a measure of urban design in …

Digital media: Promoting healthy screen use in school-aged children and adolescents

… Society, Digital Health Task Force, Ottawa … - Paediatrics & Child …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Digital media are integrated into the everyday lives of children and adolescents, with
potential benefits and risks for learning, mental and physical health, and for social life. This …

Write, draw, show, and tell: A child-centred dual methodology to explore perceptions of out-of-school physical activity

RJ Noonan, LM Boddy, SJ Fairclough, ZR Knowles - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Research to increase children's physical activity and inform intervention design
has, to date, largely underrepresented children's voices. Further, research has been limited …

Neighborhood environment walkability scale: a scoping review

DP Almeida, KC Alberto, LL Mendes - Journal of Transport & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) stands out
as a tool for assessing environmental walkability. Thus, this scoping review aims to identify …

Measuring the built environment in studies of child health—a meta-narrative review of associations

A Ortegon-Sanchez, RRC McEachan, A Albert… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although the built environment (BE) is important for children's health, there is little
consensus about which features are most important due to differences in measurement and …

Mediators of socioeconomic differences in overweight and obesity among youth in Ireland and the UK (2011–2021): a systematic review

FM Cronin, SM Hurley, T Buckley… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background By 2025, adult obesity prevalence is projected to increase in 44 of 53 of
European-region countries. Childhood obesity tracks directly onto adult obesity, and …

Effect of linear and nonlinear pedagogy physical education interventions on children's physical activity: a cluster randomized controlled trial (SAMPLE-PE)

M Crotti, JR Rudd, S Roberts, LM Boddy… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: School-based interventions are a key opportunity to improve children's
physical activity (PA); however, there is lack of evidence about how pedagogical …

Children's neighbourhood physical environment and early development: an individual child level linked data study

MF Bell, G Turrell, B Beesley, B Boruff… - J Epidemiol …, 2020 - jech.bmj.com
Background Identification of features of the neighbourhood physical environment that have a
causal association with positive child development is important for promoting long-term …

Opening doors to nature: Bringing calm and raising aspirations of vulnerable young people through nature-based intervention.

M Richardson, E Richardson, J Hallam… - The Humanistic …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
This qualitative study explores the experiences of YMCA residents who participated in a
nature-based intervention designed to support wellbeing run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust …

Children's outdoor active mobility behaviour and neighbourhood safety: a systematic review in measurement methods and future research directions

R Zougheibe, J Xia, A Dewan, O Gudes… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Numerous studies have examined the association between safety and primary
school-aged children's forms of active mobility. However, variations in studies' measurement …