TRB Special Report: Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence

摘要: Empirical evidence links the built environment and physical activity, but few studies have proved capable of demonstrating a causal relationship. A joint study committee Transportation Research Board Institute Medicine has recommended research strategies to gain practical guidance on cost-beneficial investments changes in that would encourage increased levels activity. This article summarizes major findings committee, as well committee's recommendations, which are published TRB Special Report 282. The urges continuing well-supported effort. Priorities for include interdisciplinary approaches international collaboration; more complete conceptual models; better designs; detailed examination matching specific characteristics with different types Other recommendations call expanding national public health travel surveys provide information about location activity travel; evaluating natural experiments be studied their impacts activity; emphasizing education programs at universities.