Journal of healthy eating and active living最新文献

{"title":"Approach to Supporting Black Communities in Planning and Developing Pedestrian and Active Transportation Infrastructure to Improve the Built Environment.","authors":"Andrea D Casas, Hannah E Hardy, Sheila C Cunningham, Ann Ogoreuc, Dara D Méndez, Tiffany L Gary-Webb","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Live Well Allegheny-Lifting Wellness for African Americans (LWA2) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Initiative was created to address racial health disparities in chronic disease, as well as structural determinants and systems of oppression at their root, among the Black community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (PA). LWA²-REACH implemented active transportation projects focused on predominantly Black neighborhoods. In doing so, LWA²-REACH enabled-for Allegheny County-a first-of-its-kind connection between two county departments-economic development and the health department-and Black priority communities in the Monongahela River Valley and the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. During years four and five of the initiative, two miles of road for bicycle use and three miles of road for pedestrian use were improved through traffic calming, safety techniques, and sidewalk replacement. The evolution of the relationships between LWA²-REACH communities and Allegheny County Economic Development generated an iterative, reciprocal awareness of community residents regarding the benefits of active transportation planning processes for their communities, and of municipalities regarding the interest of REACH community residents in engaging in active transportation planning processes. This work is a model for how to apply multi-sector, resident-engaged chronic disease prevention initiatives in predominantly Black communities as part of a comprehensive strategy to increase racial health equity by reducing racial health disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"5 1","pages":"76-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11887926/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143588565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors influencing likelihood of participation in green social prescriptions in an international sample.","authors":"Nicole E Odell, Deepti Adlakha, Katarzyna Olcoń, Michelle Kondo, Thomas Astell-Burt, Xiaoqi Feng, J Aaron Hipp","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Green social prescriptions (GSPs) include interventions designed to combat sedentary behavior and preventable diseases by leveraging the benefits of nature-based physical activity. As these programs are still evolving, there is limited data regarding the likelihood of participation from an international perspective. This study examined factors influencing participation likelihood in GSPs across various geographic contexts, levels of greenness, nature-relatedness, well-being, and socio-demographic variables. We conducted an online, cross-sectional survey with 2,467 participants from Australia, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States in September 2022. Participants reported their likelihood of participating in GSPs with four distinct outcomes, and we calculated an aggregate participation likelihood score. We used linear regression models to analyze associations between variables and participation likelihood, including models stratified by gender and country. Results showed that a more positive attitude towards nature was the strongest predictor of participation likelihood. Positive associations were found with educational attainment, financial comfort, and time spent in greenspace, while male gender and better well-being were linked to lower participation likelihood. Some differences in associations were revealed when stratified by country. An interaction between urban setting and greenness indicated that individuals in greener urban areas, particularly males, were less likely to feel the need for GSPs. These findings highlight that GSPs are likely to reach people who already share positive attitudes towards nature. Results indicate targeted interventions may be useful for individuals with less favorable attitudes towards nature, and males in particular, to increase likelihood of participation. Further research should explore cultural differences and the impact of health status on GSP participation. Understanding these factors can inform more equitable and effective GSP implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"141-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080408/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the relationship between wellness behaviors and burnout amongst university faculty and staff.","authors":"Lilliana Taylor, Kathleen Trejo Tello","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Higher education has recently experienced unprecedented faculty exodus, largely due to burnout. Burnout is associated with poor health outcomes. Active lifestyles contribute to health and reduced burnout, but research investigating wellness behaviors and burnout amongst university faculty and staff is lacking. The purpose of this study was to assess wellness behaviors including physical activity, nutrition and sleep in university faculty and staff and their associations with burnout. This mixed methods study included two phases. First phase was a quantitative survey assessing burnout total burnout, self-reported physical activity, nutrition and sleep behaviors. Phase II was a qualitative open-ended questionnaire assessing perceptions of workplace factors associated with burnout and campus resources to support wellness. A total of 294 faculty and staff participated in phase I. The majority of respondents identified as female (<i>n</i>= 158, 53.7%) and in faculty roles, <i>n</i>=150 (53.6%). The majority of participants, <i>n</i>=169 (57.5%) reported moderate or high levels of burnout. The majority of participants were inactive or minimally active, <i>n</i>=174 (59.2%). There was a statistically significant, positive, correlation between physical activity status and personal burnout, <i>r</i>(252)=0.21, <i>p</i> <0.001. Of 48 participants in phase II, access to wellness resources and organizational factors emerged as factors associated with burnout. Participants expressed desires for improved access to exercise and wellness resources and described disparities between student resources and those for faculty. This research might be used to inform practice through the development of support programs, wellness initiatives, or facilities for physical activity on campus for faculty and staff.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"162-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080410/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors Preventing Walking to Near-Home Destinations by Transportation Walking Status, U.S. Adults, 2022.","authors":"Tiffany J Chen, Hatidza Zaganjor, Miriam E Van Dyke, Jennifer L Matjasko, Geoffrey P Whitfield","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Increasing transportation walking (i.e., walking to get to and from destinations) is a key strategy for increasing physical activity, but what is not well understood are factors preventing people who do not walk for transportation from initiating that practice and current transportation walkers from maintaining or increasing this behavior. This study describes factors preventing adults who report walking or not walking for transportation from regularly walking to destinations near home. National data from the 2022 <i>Summer Styles</i> survey included 3,955 U.S. adults who indicated factors preventing them from regularly walking to places within a 10-minute walk of their home, selecting all that apply from 11 environmental, access, or individual factors, or \"None of the above.\" We estimated weighted prevalence for each factor and conducted pairwise <i>t</i>-tests to identify significant differences (<i>p</i><.05) by transportation walking status. About 31% of adults not walking for transportation in the past 7 days reported having no places to walk to within a 10-minute walk, more than double the prevalence among transportation walkers (14%). Compared to transportation walkers, more adults not walking for transportation reported individual factors (i.e., 24% preferred driving or being driven, vs. 19%; 23% reported inconvenience, vs. 19%), while more transportation walkers reported environmental factors (e.g., 40% reported hot or humid conditions, vs. 34%) or none of the factors. These findings suggest those not walking for transportation may need varied interventions, such as mixed land use for near-home destinations and individual supports, to meet their needs for transportation walking.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"120-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080411/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Leadership Characteristics of Extension Agents Facilitating a Healthy Communities, Civic-Engagement Randomized Trial in Rural Towns.","authors":"Meredith L Graham, Galen D Eldridge, Margaret Demment, Meghan Kershaw, Angel Christou, Vi Luong, Elena Andreyeva, Sara C Folta, Karla L Hanson, Jay E Maddock, Rebecca A Seguin-Fowler","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leadership styles and skills are associated with group dynamics, creativity, and project implementation in community change initiatives; specifically, collaborative leadership skills can lead to a greater likelihood of effective, sustainable improvement in the health of communities. This study sought to examine the leadership styles and skills of Extension Agents engaged in leading a community policy, system, and environmental change initiative. Our aim was to describe how collaborative the leadership style of these leaders was and how high they scored in collaborative leadership skills. Data were collected among Extension Agents at baseline (n=7), prior to program training or implementation, focused on leadership style and collaborative leadership skills. A 16item leadership styles survey was used to assess Agents' scores for four leadership styles: 1) authoritative; 2) democratic; 3) facilitative; 4) situational. Collaborative leadership skills were measured using the Turning Point Collaborative Leadership Questionnaire, which evaluates key behaviors within the six skills of effective collaborative leaders: <i>assessing the environment, creating clarity, building trust, sharing power and influence, developing people</i>, and <i>self-reflection.</i> Agents were most often authoritative in their leadership style, although four out of seven Agents had two styles tied for highest score. Most Agents scored as excellent in <i>assessing the environment</i> (n=4), <i>sharing power and influence</i> (n=5), and <i>developing people</i> (n=5). The highest proportions were in the strong category for <i>creating clarity</i> (n=4), <i>building trust</i> (n=4), and <i>self-reflection</i> (n=4). While Agents demonstrated variety across the characteristics, there were consistencies both in leadership type and collaborative skills. Clinical Trial #: NCT05002660. ClinicalTrials.gov. Registered 4 August 2021.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"174-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080407/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nature Contact as an Aspect of Active Living.","authors":"Jay E Maddock, Aaron J Hipp","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"118-119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080412/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving Access to the Transportation Alternatives Program for Rural Communities.","authors":"Jessica Stroope, Marisa Jones, Brian Nunes, Denise Holston","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rural small towns with small main streets and compact downtown development can be ideal locations to create walkable communities. The Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC)'s High Obesity Program (HOP) funds Cooperative Extension programs to implement strategies to improve food access and support active transportation in high obesity (often rural) counties. The Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter HOP program had previously partnered with rural low-income communities to create Complete Streets plans but was challenged to find ways to implement those plans. A technical assistance webinar through the CDC provided by Safe Routes Partnership made the LSU AgCenter HOP team aware of new flexibility in the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), a primary source for federal formula funding for bike and pedestrian infrastructure. Through ongoing engagement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the local cost responsibility for the TAP for towns under 5,000 decreased from a previous approximate 40% cost burden to 5%, making TAP an accessible program for many rural communities. This paper describes how public health partnerships can improve access to active transportation funding. Although each state follows federal guidelines for the TAP program, there is substantial variation in state processes and local match requirements, which creates an opportunity for public health professionals to engage with state department of transportations to improve equity in TAP.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"189-195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080409/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Degree of implementation of a play-based curricular intervention affects children's movement in afterschool settings.","authors":"Allison Poulos, Kylie Wilson, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Marissa Schulke, Dana Perlman, Russ Carson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Programs implemented in afterschool settings can support children's health; however, their effectiveness may depend on the degree of implementation which can vary by school. In this cluster-randomized controlled trial, we assessed the effect of a play-based curricular intervention on physical activity (PA) levels among children (N=133) attending seven intervention and seven comparison afterschool programs in Arizona (U.S.) using general linear mixed models, and examined how degree of intervention implementation impacted children's PA using linear regression models. PA was measured using wrist-worn accelerometers and degree of implementation was measured using a researcher-developed 100-point index with data from surveys and training attendance from each school. After the intervention, children receiving the curriculum increased their light PA by 4.7 minutes and decreased their sedentary time by an average of 10.2 minutes daily. When degree of implementation was considered, we found variability between schools in children's sedentary time and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) after the intervention. Based on the average time spent in the afterschool programs daily (2.9 hours), children averaged 5.2 more MVPA minutes and 7.0 less sedentary minutes for every 10-point increase in implementation index score. Considering the 30-point variability in scores between schools, this translated to children spending up to 16 minutes more in MVPA and 21 minutes less being sedentary of the average 2.9 hours spent in afterschool programs with the highest level of implementation compared to the lowest. Degree of implementation matters when integrating curricula in afterschool settings that target children's movement. Stronger implementation may reduce children's sedentary behavior and increase MVPA.</p>","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 3","pages":"128-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080413/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Complete Highway Removal vs. Highway Removal to Boulevards vs. Caps: Redressing Past Wrongs while Addressing the Decay of America's Most Ambitious Public Works Project.","authors":"Brad Wales, Jennifer D Roberts","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 2","pages":"47-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11448909/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adult Sports Participation and Physical Activity: How About Curling?","authors":"Michael A Kanters, J Aaron Hipp, Kyle Bunds, Jonathan Casper, Riley Nelson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite its well-documented physical and psychosocial benefits, sport remains the least engaged form of physical activity (PA) among adults. Many adults may lack the skills needed to play or continue to play sports and aging adults are more likely to avoid participation for fear of poor performance or injury. A sport that shows great promise for adults seeking new sports participation outlets is curling. Curling is a team sport comprised of four interchangeable positions working collectively to deliver granite stones across a sheet of ice in an effort to outscore the opponent team. While it seems reasonable that walking on ice, \"throwing\" a 44 lb granite stone across a sheet of ice, and periodically sweeping while walking on ice over a two-hour period would generate at least a moderate amount of physical activity, research to date is quite limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to objectively measure the amount and intensity of PA achieved by average recreational curling participants during a typical curling match. Members of a curling club in NC were asked to wear ActiGraph Accelerometers (model GT3X) while they participated in their regularly scheduled curling match. All participants had at least one year of curling experience. Curling matches lasted between 90 and 120 minutes. Participants were asked to indicate their age, gender, and curling position during the match (lead, second, vice, skip) which were matched with accelerometer data. Overall, 110 participants (37 female, 73 male, avg. age 50 yrs) spent most of their curling time in light or moderate-intensity activity (18.1% Sedentary; 49.5% light; 32.4% moderate; .03% vigorous). In terms of minutes, the average participant spent 35.9 minutes engaged in Moderate-to-Vigorous PA (MVPA) per curling experience. This represents 23.9% of the weekly 150min of MVPA suggested by the CDC. Estimates of METs indicated that curling would be classified on the border of light and moderate physical activity. While total step data indicated that participation in beginning curling could make a significant contribution toward meeting the 10,000 - 13,000 daily step recommendation with an average of 2936 steps (~30%) within the curling sessions. The second position had the highest percentage of moderate activity level and a small percentage of vigorous activity. No other position reached a vigorous level. The skip position had the highest amount of sedentary activity as well as light activity. Females had a higher level of moderate activity in comparison to males. However, males reached a small amount of vigorous activity. The age group of 18 - 36 had the highest amount of moderate activity and the lowest amount of sedentary activity. This age group reached an average of 41.0 minutes of MVPA per curling experience. The age group of &gt; 58 had the highest amount of sedentary activity and the lowest amount of moderate activity. Findings clearly show that regardless of position, curling participant","PeriodicalId":73774,"journal":{"name":"Journal of healthy eating and active living","volume":"4 2","pages":"107-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11448910/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}