Active Transportation for School Aged Children: Rates of Bicycling to School in an Urban Population

The Effect of Low-cost Incentives on Active Transportation to School Rates among Elementary School Students

Active Transport among Czech School-aged Children

BACKGROUND: Active transport is a very important factor for increasing the level of physical activity in children, which is signifi cant for both their health and positive physical behaviour in adult age. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to establish the proportion of Czech children aged 11 to 15 who select active transport to and from school and, at the same time, describe socio-economic an...

Physical activity in urban school-aged children with asthma.

OBJECTIVES To compare the physical activity levels of children with and without asthma and evaluate predictors of activity level in children with asthma. METHODS Parents of 137 children with asthma and 106 controls 6 to 12 years old who attended an urban primary care pediatric clinic were interviewed by telephone. A structured survey evaluated 1 day's total activity and the number of days act...

Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School legislation: urban form changes and children's active transportation to school.

BACKGROUND Walking or bicycling to school could contribute to children's daily physical activity, but physical environment changes are often needed to improve the safety and convenience of walking and cycling routes. The California Safe Routes to School (SR2S) legislation provided competitive funds for construction projects such as sidewalks, traffic lights, pedestrian crossing improvements, an...

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in school-aged children with active epilepsy: A population-based study

METHODS Children (5-15 years) with active epilepsy were screened using the parent-report (n=69) and self-report (n=48) versions of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the self-report version of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) (n=48) in a population-based sample. RESULTS A total of 32.2% of children (self-report) and 15.2% of children (parent-report) scored ≥1 SD above the...