Children's Active Transportation

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Part 1: Benefits of active transportation in children and youth 2. Public health benefits of active transportation 3. Environmental benefits of active transportation 4. Economic benefits of active transportation

Part 2: Prevalence and correlates of active transportation 5. Last child walking? 6. Bubble-wrapped generation? 7. An ecological model of children's active transportation 8. Individual correlates of active transportation 9. Interpersonal correlates of active transportation 10. Community factors related to active transportation 11. Built and physical environment correlates of active transportation 12. Policies and their influence on active transportation 13. Prevalence and correlates of active transportation in developing countries

Part 3: Active transportation interventions 14. Safe Routes to School 15. School travel plans 16. Walking school buses 17. Taming traffic to encourage active transportation  18. Active transportation is the school hiding the forrest? 19. Conclusions and recommendations

Authors

Richard Larouche Assistant Professor, University of Lethbridge and Affiliate Investigator, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute.. Richard Larouche is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Lethbridge and an Affiliate Investigator with the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. Dr. Larouche is the author of 43 journal articles and 2 book chapters on the topic, and his research focuses on active living among children and youth, including active transportation, physical activity, outdoor play, and health-related fitness.