SynthesisBritish journal of sports medicine2018
What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Socio-Ecological Natural Experiment with Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Active Commuting to Work: Process Evaluation, Behavioral Impacts, and Changes in the Use and Quality of Walking and Cycling Paths.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Navigating complexity: A guide and tools for interdisciplinary research on lower-carbon practices.Ambio · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the 'A walk can work wonders' mass media campaign in South Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Generation Pep - study protocol for an intersectoral community-wide physical activity and healthy eating habits initiative for children and young people in Sweden.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The key values and factors identified by older adults to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour using co-production approaches: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- Barriers and enablers to local active travel during COVID-19: A case study of Streetspace interventions in two London boroughs.Wellcome open research · 2023Article
- The impact of mass-media campaigns on physical activity: a review of reviews through a policy lens.European journal of public health · 2022Review
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- Barriers and Motivators to Physical Activity Prior to Starting a Community-Based Walking Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Can we walk away from cardiovascular disease risk or do we have to 'huff and puff'? A cross-sectional compositional accelerometer data analysis among adults and older adults in the Copenhagen City Heart Study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- "Let's Talk about Physical Activity": Understanding the Preferences of Under-Served Communities when Messaging Physical Activity Guidelines to the Public.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Group Outdoor Health Walks Using Activity Trackers: Measurement and Implementation Insight from a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Time spent cycling, walking, running, standing and sedentary: a cross-sectional analysis of accelerometer-data from 1670 adults in the Copenhagen City Heart Study : Physical behaviours among 1670 Copenhageners.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Centre for the Promotion of Physical Activity and Health (CAPAS-City): A Pyrenean Cross-Cultural Structure to Lead the Way in the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Multilevel Physical Activity Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Domain-specific physical activity and affective wellbeing among adolescents: an observational study of the moderating roles of autonomous and controlled motivation.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Observational
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Abstract
objectiveInterventions to promote walking have focused on individual or group-based approaches, often via the randomised controlled trial design. Walking can also be promoted using population health approaches. We systematically reviewed the effectiveness of population approaches to promote walking among individuals and populations.
designA systematic review. DATA SOURCES: 10 electronic databases searched from January 1990 to March 2017. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Eligibility criteria include pre-experimental and postexperimental studies of the effects of population interventions to change walking, and the effects must have been compared with a 'no intervention', or comparison group/area/population, or variation in exposure; duration of ≥12 months of follow up; participants in free-living populations; and English-language articles.
results12 studies were identified from mostly urban high-income countries (one focusing on using tax, incentivising the loss of parking spaces; and one using policy only, permitting off-leash dogs in city parks). Five studies used mass media with either environment (n=2) or community (n=3) approaches. Four studies used environmental changes that were combined with policies. One study had scaled up school-based approaches to promote safe routes to schools. We found mass media, community initiatives and environmental change approaches increased walking (range from 9 to 75 min/week).
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