Making change last? Exploring the value of sustainability approaches in healthcare: a scoping review

L Lennox, A Linwood-Amor, L Maher… - Health research policy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Numerous models, tools and frameworks have been produced to improve the
sustainability of evidence-based interventions. Due to the vast number available, choosing …

Global matrix 2.0: report card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 38 countries

MS Tremblay, JD Barnes… - … of physical activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report
Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents …

Attacking the pandemic of physical inactivity: what is holding us back?

M Pratt, AR Varela, D Salvo, HW Kohl III… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Physical inactivity was characterised as a global pandemic in the 2012 Lancet series on
physical activity and health. 1 The extent of the pandemic, causes and potential solutions …

Development of a framework for scaling up community-based health promotion: a best fit framework synthesis

P Weber, L Birkholz, S Kohler, N Helsper… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Community-based health promotion with a focus on people with social disadvantages is
essential to address persistently existing health inequities. However, achieving an impact on …

Reclaiming the streets for people: Insights from Ciclovías Recreativas in Latin America

OL Sarmiento, AD Del Castillo, CA Triana… - Preventive …, 2017 - Elsevier
The Ciclovías comprise worldwide programs in which streets are closed to motor-vehicles
and open to individuals for leisure activities. Currently, 93% of the regular programs are in …

Do associations between objectively-assessed physical activity and neighbourhood environment attributes vary by time of the day and day of the week? IPEN adult …

E Cerin, J Mitáš, KL Cain, TL Conway… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background To more accurately quantify the potential impact of the neighbourhood
environment on adults' physical activity (PA), it is important to compare environment-PA …

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 …

Engaging citizen scientists to build healthy park environments in Colombia

MA Rubio, C Triana, AC King, LG Rosas… - Health promotion …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Colombia's Recreovía program offers community-based free physical activity (PA) classes in
parks. We evaluated built and social environmental factors influencing Recreovía local park …

Can we 'Catch 'em All'? An exploration of the nexus between augmented reality games, urban planning and urban design

R Potts, L Jacka, LH Yee - Journal of Urban Design, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Urban planners and designers have spent the last 50 years trying to activate unused public
spaces, create walkable cities and encourage sociability through urban design. Pokémon …

Active streets for children: the case of the Bogotá Ciclovía

CA Triana, OL Sarmiento, A Bravo-Balado… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The Ciclovía is a worldwide program in which streets are temporarily closed to
motorized transport to create a space for recreation and outdoor play among children and …