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1
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What is policy?

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  • laws
  • legislative actions
  • regulations/organized guidance
  • rules (both formal and informal)
  • can be written as codes or standards that guide choices or common practices
2
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how is policy related to physical activity?

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  • policies affect the environment or individual behavior

- focus: built environment, social network, organizational norms and policies, laws

3
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national transportation regulations

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determine highways trust fund allocations to motor ways, transit and pedestrian amenities

4
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community design policies

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promote activity friendly guide school siting

5
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engineering standards

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guide street design and traditions that guide school siting

6
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worksite support

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PA by reduced health club membership fees

7
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policy is not made it ________

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policy is not made it accumulates

8
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physical activity policy research methods applied process

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  • preparation- what is the problem and existing political environment
  • conceptualization- how is that problem defined and what are the research questions
  • technical analysis- what is feasible
  • recommendations analysis
  • communication- who needs to know about the results
9
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policy definition

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formal statement; defines priorities for action, goals and strategies, and accountabilities; -allocation of resources

  • guide to action
  • written or unwritten; processes and decisions
10
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criteria for successful policy

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  • key stakeholders
  • multiple level strategies
  • coalitions, alliances and partnerships
  • integration
  • sustainable
  • identity
  • evaluation
  • surveillance/health monitoring
  • national guidelines/recommendations
11
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percent of adults inactivity worldwide

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23.3%

12
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percent of inactivity worldwide in adolescents in school?

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80%

13
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global target to reduce physical inactivity to worldwide by 2025

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10%

14
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of cases of dementia avoided with sufficient activity?

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~300,000

15
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more research efforts needed in ____-_____ countries

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low income countries

16
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first global policy

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WHO, 2004- the global strategy for diet, physical activity and health

17
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difficulty with policy implementation

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  1. insufficient workforce for implementation
  2. formation of effective/sustainable multi-sector partnerships
  3. most effective/feasible actions are unclear
18
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what does the step it up policy entail

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  • calls on americans to be more physically active through walking
  • calls on the nation to better support walking and walkability through community improvements and pedestrian encouragement (safety, access, and culture change)
19
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Why does step it up choose walking

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anyone can participate in walking, it doesn’t cost money, most popular type of PA in the US

20
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5 strategic goals for Step it up

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  1. make walking a national priority
  2. design communities people of all ages can safely walk in
  3. promote programs to support walking where people live learn work and play
  4. provide information to encourage walking and improve walkability
  5. fill surveillance, research and evaluation gaps related to walking and walkability
21
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municipal code

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system of laws, rules, and regulations in a community

22
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resolution

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motion that formally expresses the sense, will or action of a deliberative assembly

23
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complete streets

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roadways that are designed for safe travel along and across the road for all users of all abilities and modes, including motorized vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians

24
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the Topeka complete streets resolution

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promotes walking, bicycling, and transit use to increase the general safety and welfare of topekas citizens

25
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zoning

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division of city or county land by legislative regulation into districts or zones for different uses, such as for open space, residential space, commercial space or other purposes

26
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taxing

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local taxes can be used to increase funding for special purposes, such as financing initiatives that support walking and biking

27
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US national physical activity plan 2010

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one day, all Americans will be physically active and they will live, work, and play in environments that facilitate regular PA

28
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active transportation and physical activity

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includes public transit, walking, biking, and other non motorized forms of transportation

29
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walkability

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measure of how friendly and area is to walking

30
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benefits of walking

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health, environment, economic, increased PA

31
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Kansas city department of planning and development and public works has 5 pedestrian level of service measures

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  1. directness
  2. continuity
  3. street crossings
  4. visual interest and amenities
  5. security
32
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pedestrian security

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ratio to violent crime to area’s population and employment

33
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by late 1920’s there were already more cars in America than there were households (how many cars?)

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~26 million

34
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what is the bike share program in manhattan?

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green apple bikes

35
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what is the public transportation in manhattan?

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ATA bus

36
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rates of active travel are lower in America than in

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western European countries

37
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describe active commuting to school

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  • active commuting has declined over time
  • driving to school has increased
  • most students that walk to commute are 10-12.7 minutes walking and 8.6-13.2 minutes biking
38
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5 E’s of safe routes to school

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education
encouragement
engineering
enforcement
evaluation
39
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urban design

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physical appearance and function of a city including public spaces

40
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land use

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distribution of activities across space

41
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transportation system

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physical infrastructure for cars, pedestrians, cyclistys