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The impact of state safe routes to school-related laws on active travel to school policies and practices in U.S. elementary schools.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22243902     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined the relationship between state laws requiring minimum bussing distances, hazardous route exemptions, sidewalks, crossing guards, speed zones, and traffic control measures around schools and active travel to school (ATS) policies/practices in nationally representative samples of U.S. public elementary schools between 2007-2009. The state laws and school data were compiled through primary legal research and annual mail-back surveys of principals, respectively. Multivariate logistic and zero-inflated poisson regression indicated that all state law categories (except for sidewalks) relate to ATS. These laws should be considered in addition to formal safe routes to school programs as possible influences on ATS.
Authors:
Jamie F Chriqui; Daniel R Taber; Sandy J Slater; Lindsey Turner; Kerri McGowan Lowrey; Frank J Chaloupka
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health & place     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1873-2054     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Place     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9510067     Medline TA:  Health Place     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8-15     Citation Subset:  T    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Bridging the Gap Program, Institute for Health Research and Policy and Department of Political Science, 1747W. Roosevelt Road, M/C 275, Room 558, Chicago, IL 60608, USA.
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