An ecological approach to creating active living communities

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue , 2006, Pages 297-322

  Sallis, James F ^a   Cervero, Robert B ^b   Ascher, William ^c   Henderson, Karla A ^d   Kraft, M Katherine ^e   Kerr, Jacqueline ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Environment; Physical activity; Policy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COOPERATION; ECOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MODEL; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; OCCUPATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY;

CITY PLANNING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645802201     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102100     Document Type: Review

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