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Translating Research to Policy Through Health Impact Assessment in Clark County, Washington
A Commentary to Accompany the Active Living Research Supplement to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Clark County Public Health, Center for Community Health was awarded the 5th annual Translating Research to Policy Award in 2012, by Active Living Research. The commentary describes the work that was recognized in Clark County, Wash.
The authors describe how they used research to effectively perform the Health Impact Assessment and how the recommendations from there led to improved policy for Clark County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Their extensive research outlining key associations between the built environment and physical activity formed the basis for policy recommendations to city planners.
Lastly, the authors reflect on a few lessons they learned and what next steps should be at the forefront when translating research into policy.
Introduction to the Active Living Research Supplement
- 1 Translating Research to Policy Through Health Impact Assessment in Clark County, Washington
- 2 Uneven Playing Field--Effective Strategies to Address Health Inequity Through Active Living Research
- 3 Using Evidence to Create Active Communities: Stories from the Field--Policy and Research with Chicago's Child Care Centers
- 4 Trends in Presentations of Environmental and Policy Studies Related to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010
- 5 Spatial Disparities in the Distribution of Parks and Green Spaces in the USA
- 6 Exploring the Distribution of Park Availability, Features, and Quality Across Kansas City, Missouri by Income and Race/Ethnicity
- 7 Perceptions of Neighborhood Park Quality
- 8 Gender Differences in Self-Report Physical Activity and Park and Recreation Facility Use Among Latinos in Wake County, North Carolina
- 9 Beyond Distance: Children's School Travel Mode Choice
- 10 The Perceived and Built Environment Surrounding Urban Schools and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
- 11 Aesthetic Amenities and Safety Hazards Associated with Walking and Bicycling for Transportation in New York City
- 12 Does Neighbourhood Walkability Moderate the Effects of Mass Media Communication Strategies to Promote Regular Physical Activity?
- 13 Individual-and Area-Level Disparities in Access to the Road Network, Subway System and a Public Bicycle Share Program on the Island of Montreal, Canada
- 14 Effect of Bike Lane Infrastructure Improvements on Ridership in One New Orleans Neighborhood
- 15 Using Google Street View to Audit the Built Environment
- 16 School Sport Participation Under Two School Sport Policies
- 17 Physical Education and Student Activity
- 18 District and School Physical Education Policies
- 19 Predictors of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) in African American Young Adolescents
- 20 Pathways to Outdoor Recreation, Physical Activity, and Delinquency Among Urban Latino Adolescents
- 21 Locations of Joint Physical Activity in Parent-Child Pairs Based on Accelerometer and GPS Monitoring