National Association for Health and Fitness


	1. Journal of Physical Activity and Health Supplement 2. 2004 – 2005 Active Living Research Reference List 3. Conference: "Children and Exercise from the Public Health Perspective" 4. Promoting Walking, Biking, Taking Public Transit to Work 5. National Trails Day 6. Grants available from the NYS Office of Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation 7. Updated Community Guide Recommendations 8. Zippie cars 1. Journal of Physical Activity and Health Supplement A new supplement of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health includes many of the papers presented at the second annual Active Living Research Conference in February 2005. Please visit the following link to view the table of contents and full text articles contained in the 2006 Volume 3, Supplement 1 issue: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/JPAH_ALR_Supplement/379. 2. 2004 – 2005 Active Living Research Reference List We understand how difficult it can be to keep track of the literature in a transdisciplinary field, so we have created a summary of references studying the relationships between the built environment, physical activity, and obesity for 2004-2005. We found 101 references in 2004 and 160 in 2005. The articles were published in 100 different journals. Please find the link to this reference list under the “Featured Resources” heading on our home page. http://www.activelivingbydesign.org/ 3. Conference Announcement: "Children and Exercise from the Public Health Perspective". This is the 2006 Biennial Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM), which will take place in Charleston, SC, in September. Featured topics include the metabolic syndrome, obesity, physical activity interventions, sports-related injuries (especially concussions), and bone density in children and adolescents. The content of the conference takes place from September 14-16, 2006 (with a welcoming reception the night of Sept 13). Abstracts for oral and thematic poster presentations are due April 24, 2006. Please see the website for further details regarding featured speakers, registration information, and abstract submission information: http://www.naspem.org. You may also contact the conference coordinator (Karin Allor Pfeiffer, PhD kapfeiffer@sc.edu), for answers to questions not covered on the website. Charleston in September is a wonderful place to be, especially when you combine it with good science. 4. Promoting Walking, Biking, Taking Public Transit to Work To find information on policies and other methods of promoting walking/biking/public transportation to work, try typing the following into a search engine (e.g., Google) "transportation management association bicycle walk" or "Transportation Demand Management bicycle walk." Missoula, MT has a couple of efforts you might check out: http://www.missoulainmotion.com/ http://www2.umt.edu/asum/ot/ http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/healthpromo/MOVE.htm 5. National Trails Day The Physical Activity and Health Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proud to be a continued supporter of the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day. Saturday, June 3rd, 2006, is the 14th annual National Trails Day with the slogan, "Experience Your Outdoors", speaking to all Americans and encouraging them to get outside, get active, and experience the wonders of trails in their own communities and throughout the country. Last year was a huge success with 1,132 registered events, and, with your help, this year's NTD will surpass that number! Four goals for National Trails Day are: 1. Raise awareness of trails and the need to help conserve them 2. Build partnerships and alliances that work together beyond National Trails Day 3. Broaden the constituency for trails 4. Raise awareness of the many health benefits of trails. Visit American Hiking Society's web site for event planning ideas (www.americanhiking.org/events/ntd/ideas.html) and get suggestions on how to promote your event (www.americanhiking.org/events/ntd/kits.html) 6 Grants available from the NYS Office of Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation Visit: www.nysparks.com/grants for applications for the following. Parks Program Applications: Deadline May 26, 2006 A matching grant program for the acquisition or development of parks and recreational facilities for projects to preserve, rehabilitate or restore lands, waters or structures for park, recreation or conservation purposes. Funds may be awarded to municipalities or not-for-profits with an ownership interest, for indoor or outdoor projects and must reflect the priorities established in the NY Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). Heritage Areas Program Applications: Deadline May 26, 2006 A matching grant program for projects to preserve, rehabilitate or restore lands, waters or structures, identified in a management plan approved by the Commissioner. Projects must fall within a New York State Designated Heritage Area. Acquisition Applications: Deadline May 26, 2006 A matching grant program for the acquisition of a permanent easement or fee title to lands, waters or structures for use by all segments of the population for park, recreation, conservation or preservation purposes. To be used for all three program areas where acquisition is of more importance than development. 7. Updated Community Guide Recommendations are in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2006, 3, Suppl 1, S55-S76. The community guide site has not been updated at this time but you could check in the future: http://www.thecommunityguide.org. Two new effective population-wide interventions to promote physical activity have been added to the Community Guide to Preventive Services: 1) community-scale urban design and land use policies and practices, and 2) street -scale urban design and land use policies. These were deemed to have "sufficient evidence" to be promoted for increasing physical activity and should be a priority of public health practitioners and community decision makers. At this time there is insufficient data to say that transportation and travel policies increase physical activity. 8. Zippie Cars Want to drive occasionally, but don't want to own your own car? If you lived in NYC, Boston, or 7 other cities, you could become a Zipcar member and drive Zipcars whenever you need a car. Members pay an annual fee and an application fee, then pay for car use by the hour or day. Insurance, gas, mileage, and a satellite radio are included. Membership allows access to cars in any of the cities Zipcars services. Thirty percent of Zipcar members have either sold their car or reconsider buying one. To learn more about Zipcar Program visit www.zipcar.com.