The decline in active school transportation (AST): A systematic review of the factors related to AST and changes in school transport over time in North America

L Rothman, AK Macpherson, T Ross, RN Buliung - Preventive medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Active travel to school has declined during the last 50 years in North America. During the last
decade, the children's active school transportation (AST) literature has grown. This …

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: interventions for the prevention and treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity

DM Hoelscher, S Kirk, L Ritchie… - Journal of the Academy …, 2013 - Elsevier
It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that prevention and treatment of
pediatric overweight and obesity require systems-level approaches that include the skills of …

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 …

Physical activity of children: a global matrix of grades comparing 15 countries

MS Tremblay, CE Gray, K Akinroye… - … of physical activity …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
The Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth has been effective in powering the movement to get kids moving by influencing …

Results from the United States of America's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth

PT Katzmarzyk, KD Denstel… - … of physical activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The 2016 United States (US) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth provides a comprehensive evaluation of physical activity levels and factors …

[PDF][PDF] Time trends in physical activity using wearable devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 1995 to 2017

SA Conger, LP Toth, C Cretsinger… - Medicine & Science …, 2022 - exerciseismedicine.gr
ABSTRACT CONGER, SA, LP TOTH, C. CRETSINGER, A. RAUSTORP, J. MITÁŠ, S. INOUE,
and DR BASSETT. Time Trends in Physical Activity Using Wearable Devices: A Systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Built environment associates of active school travel in New Zealand children and youth: A systematic meta-analysis using individual participant data

E Ikeda, T Stewart, N Garrett, V Egli, S Mandic… - Journal of Transport & …, 2018 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the associations between active travel
to school and the neighbourhood built environment in children and youth by systematically …

Trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviors of United States youth

DR Bassett, D John, SA Conger… - … of physical activity …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Increases in childhood and adolescent obesity are a growing concern in the
United States (US), and in most countries throughout the world. Declines in physical activity …

[HTML][HTML] The last free-range children? Children's independent mobility in Finland in the 1990s and 2010s

M Kyttä, J Hirvonen, J Rudner, I Pirjola… - Journal of transport …, 2015 - Elsevier
The study reports the degree of children's independent mobility (CIM) in Finland for over two
decades, from the beginning of the 1990s up to 2011. The first part of the research examined …

Decline in independent activity as a cause of decline in children's mental well-being: summary of the evidence

P Gray, DF Lancy, DF Bjorklund - The Journal of pediatrics, 2023 - jpeds.com
It is no secret that rates of anxiety and depression among school-aged children and teens in
the US are at an alltime high. Recognizing this, the American Academy of Pediatrics …