The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity: a systematic review

EB Kahn, LT Ramsey, RC Brownson, GW Heath… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Overview: The Guide to Community Preventive Service's methods for systematic reviews
were used to evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches to increasing physical …

Measuring the built environment for physical activity: state of the science

RC Brownson, CM Hoehner, K Day, A Forsyth… - American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity is one of the most important public health issues in the US and
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …

Evidence-based intervention in physical activity: lessons from around the world

GW Heath, DC Parra, OL Sarmiento, LB Andersen… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Promotion of physical activity is a priority for health agencies. We searched for reviews of
physical activity interventions, published between 2000 and 2011, and identified effective …

Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial–ethnic groups of US middle-aged and older-aged women.

AC King, C Castro, S Wilcox, AA Eyler, JF Sallis… - Health …, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
Personal, program-based, and environmental barriers to physical activity were explored
among a US population-derived sample of 2,912 women 40 years of age and older. Factors …

Bridging research and practice: models for dissemination and implementation research

RG Tabak, EC Khoong, DA Chambers… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Theories and frameworks (hereafter called models) enhance dissemination and
implementation (D&I) research by making the spread of evidence-based interventions more …

Evidence-based public health: a fundamental concept for public health practice

RC Brownson, JE Fielding… - Annual review of public …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Despite the many accomplishments of public health, a greater attention to evidence-based
approaches is warranted. This article reviews the concepts of evidence-based public health …

Perceived and objective environmental measures and physical activity among urban adults

CM Hoehner, LKB Ramirez, MB Elliott… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Enhancing community environments to support walking and bicycling
serves as a promising approach to increase population levels of physical activity. However …

[BOOK][B] Dissemination and implementation research in health: translating science to practice

RC Brownson, GA Colditz, EK Proctor - 2018 - books.google.com
Fifteen to twenty years is how long it takes for the billions of dollars of health-related
research to translate into evidence-based policies and programs suitable for public use …

Environmental and policy determinants of physical activity in the United States

RC Brownson, EA Baker… - … journal of public …, 2001 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. This study examined (1) descriptive patterns in perceived environmental and
policy determinants of physical activity and (2) associations between these factors and …

Declining rates of physical activity in the United States: what are the contributors?

RC Brownson, TK Boehmer… - Annu. Rev. Public Health, 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review describes current patterns and long-term trends (up to 50 years when
possible) related to (a) physical activity,(b) employment and occupation,(c) travel …