Stap voor stap naar een gezonde leefomgeving voor kinderen en jongeren
De JOGG-aanpak draagt bij aan een gezondere leefomgeving van kinderen en jongeren. Maar dat lukt nog niet op alle plekken. Voor meer impact is het vooral belangrijk partijen voor wie…
Evaluation proposal of a national community-based obesity prevention programme: a novel approach considering the complexity perspective
Community-based obesity prevention programmes are considered an important strategy to curb the obesity epidemic. The JOGG (Youth At a Healthy Weight) approach is a large-scale community-based programme for childhood obesity…
Hosting elite sport events to target recreational sport participation
This study evaluated the effect of hosting elite sport events on sport participation against the background of a shift in focus towards targeting recreational sport participation. Included are 10 international…
The effects of small-scale physical and social environmental interventions on walking behaviour among Dutch older adults living in deprived neighbourhoods
This research evaluated the effects of a small-scale physical environmental intervention (designated walking route), a social environmental intervention (neighbourhood walking group) and the combination of both on walking behaviour of…
Longitudinal effects of urban green space on walking and cycling
Highlights There was weak evidence of an effect of changes in green space (in 1000m buffer) on changes in walking; none for cycling. Changes in distance to green space were…
Physical and social environmental changes to promote walking among Dutch older adults in deprived neighbourhoods
This paper describes the development and evaluation protocol of physical and social environmental interventions to promote walking behaviour among older adults living in deprived neighbourhoods. It shows that developing, implementing…
Interventions for promoting physical activity among European teenagers
Main findings of the review were: school-based interventions generally lead to short term improvements in physical activity levels; improvements in physical activity levels by school-based interventions were limited to school…
How many walking and cycling trips made by elderly are beyond commonly used buffer sizes
In choosing appropriate buffer sizes to study environmental influences on physical activity, studies are hampered by insufficient insight into the distance elderly travel actively. This study aims at getting insight…
Het terugdringen van gezondheidsachterstanden
Deze review van reviews komt tot de volgende conclusies en aanbevelingen voor interventies. Allereerst lijkt naar voren te komen dat een ‘enkelvoudige’ interventie niet echt effectief kan zijn voor dit doel.…
Relaties van de fysieke omgeving met leefstijl, redzaamheid en sociale verbindingen
Dit rapport geeft de stand van de wetenschap weer voor drie relaties: omgeving – leefstijl (bewegen, voeding/overgewicht, alcohol, roken), omgeving – redzaamheid, en omgeving – sociale verbindingen. Dit hebben de…