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View article: FluTracking: Weekly online community-based surveillance of respiratory illness in Australia, 2023 Report
FluTracking: Weekly online community-based surveillance of respiratory illness in Australia, 2023 Report Open
FluTracking Australia, an online respiratory illness surveillance system, monitors self-reported symptoms, care-seeking, absence from normal duties, and testing and vaccination for influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). From 20…
View article: The Role of Physical Education Within the National Physical Activity Plan
The Role of Physical Education Within the National Physical Activity Plan Open
The Education Sector of the recently updated National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP, 2023) was developed to assist schools, early care and education centers, and colleges and universities to establish policies and provide programmatic oppor…
View article: Impact of New York City’s 4-year multi-component natural experiment to improve elementary school physical education on student cardiorespiratory fitness
Impact of New York City’s 4-year multi-component natural experiment to improve elementary school physical education on student cardiorespiratory fitness Open
Background School physical education is an important population-level health intervention for improving youth fitness. This study estimated the impact of New York City’s PE Works program - which included providing PE teachers, training for…
View article: Impact of a multi-level, multi-component intervention to improve elementary school physical education on student cardiorespiratory fitness: an application of the parametric g-formula
Impact of a multi-level, multi-component intervention to improve elementary school physical education on student cardiorespiratory fitness: an application of the parametric g-formula Open
Background: School physical education is an important population-level health intervention for improving youth fitness. The purpose of this study is to determine the causal impact of New York City’s PE Works program on student cardiorespir…
View article: Implementation of elementary school physical education quantity and quality law through school district audit, feedback, and coaching
Implementation of elementary school physical education quantity and quality law through school district audit, feedback, and coaching Open
Background To address low state physical education (PE) quantity and quality law implementation in elementary schools, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) delivered a multilevel intervention (PE Works; 2015-2019), which incl…
View article: System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth: A Systematic Review of <scp>US</scp> and Canadian Studies
System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth: A Systematic Review of <span>US</span> and Canadian Studies Open
Background The System of Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY) has assisted in providing valid and reliable data of youth physical activity and characteristics specific to environmental contexts. The review aimed to examine…
View article: Playground Design: Contribution to Duration of Stay and Implications for Physical Activity
Playground Design: Contribution to Duration of Stay and Implications for Physical Activity Open
Background: The study goal was to identify playground features associated with visitor length of stay and physical activity. Methods: We observed playground visitors over 4 days during summer 2021 in 60 playgrounds in 10 US cities, selecte…
View article: Increased mask adherence after important politician infected with COVID-19
Increased mask adherence after important politician infected with COVID-19 Open
Objectives To quantify changes in adherence to mask and distancing guidelines in outdoor settings in Philadelphia, PA before and after President Trump announced he was infected with COVID-19. Methods We used Systematic Observation of Maski…
View article: Dataset of Spatial Room Impulse Responses in a Variable Acoustics Room for Six Degrees-of-Freedom Rendering and Analysis
Dataset of Spatial Room Impulse Responses in a Variable Acoustics Room for Six Degrees-of-Freedom Rendering and Analysis Open
Room acoustics measurements are used in many areas of audio research, from physical acoustics modelling and speech enhancement to virtual reality applications. This paper documents the technical specifications and choices made in the measu…
View article: Objective Assessment of Physical Activity and Associated Contexts During High School Sport Practices
Objective Assessment of Physical Activity and Associated Contexts During High School Sport Practices Open
Background: Organized sports provide children and adolescents with opportunities to achieve recommended amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and schools are a primary setting for sports programs. The main aims of this …
View article: Physical and Social Contexts of Physical Activities among Adolescent Girls
Physical and Social Contexts of Physical Activities among Adolescent Girls Open
With limited opportunities for physical activity during school hours, it is important to understand the contexts of physical activities done outside of school time. Given the importance of physical and social aspects of environments, the p…
View article: SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION OF COVID-19 MITIGATION (SOCOM): ASSESSING FACE COVERING AND DISTANCING IN SCHOOLS
SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION OF COVID-19 MITIGATION (SOCOM): ASSESSING FACE COVERING AND DISTANCING IN SCHOOLS Open
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, some K-12 schools resumed in-person classes with varying degrees of mitigation plans in the fall of 2020. Physical distancing and face coverings can minimize SARS-CoV-2 spread, the virus that cau…
View article: North American Jewish Day Schools’ Online Promotion of Physical Education
North American Jewish Day Schools’ Online Promotion of Physical Education Open
Objective: Parents and other stakeholders regularly view school websites for important information including curricula. Over 300,000 students are enrolled in North American Jewish day schools, but little is known about schools’ online prom…
View article: Development of the systematic observation of COVID-19 mitigation (SOCOM): Assessing face covering and distancing in schools
Development of the systematic observation of COVID-19 mitigation (SOCOM): Assessing face covering and distancing in schools Open
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, some K-12 schools resumed in-person classes with varying degrees of mitigation plans in the fall 2020. Physical distancing and face coverings can minimize SARS-CoV-2 spread, the virus that causes…
View article: Commercial venues as supports for physical activity in adolescent girls
Commercial venues as supports for physical activity in adolescent girls Open
The purposes of this study were to describe the types and availability of commercial facilities for physical activity (PA) in six diverse geographic areas (Washington DC and Maryland; South Carolina; Minnesota; Louisiana; Arizona; and Cali…
View article: Physical Activity Surveillance in Parks Using Direct Observation
Physical Activity Surveillance in Parks Using Direct Observation Open
IntroductionPrimary features of observational public health surveillance instruments are that they are valid, can reliably estimate physical activity behaviors, and are useful across diverse geographic settings and seasons by different use…
View article: How Much Observation Is Enough? Refining the Administration of SOPARC
How Much Observation Is Enough? Refining the Administration of SOPARC Open
The Systematic Observation of Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) was designed to estimate the number and characteristics of people using neighborhood parks by assessing them 4 times/day, 7 days/week. We tested whether this schedul…
View article: Using School-Level Interviews to Develop a Multisite PE Intervention Program
Using School-Level Interviews to Develop a Multisite PE Intervention Program Open
The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) is a randomized, multicenter field trial in middle schools that aims to reduce the decline of physical activity in adolescent girls. To inform the development of the TAAG intervention, two …
View article: Data to Action: Using Formative Research to Develop Intervention Programs to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
Data to Action: Using Formative Research to Develop Intervention Programs to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls Open
Formative research is used to inform intervention development, but the processes of transmitting results to intervention planners and incorporating information into intervention designs are not well documented. The authors describe how for…
View article: Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrian Route Choices of Adolescent Girls
Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrian Route Choices of Adolescent Girls Open
We examined the influence of the built environment on pedestrian route selection among adolescent girls. Portable global positioning system units, accelerometers, and travel diaries were used to identify the origin, destination, and walkin…
View article: Physical Activity: The Pill Not Taken
Physical Activity: The Pill Not Taken Open
This paper summarizes the first-ever IOHSK distinguished lecture. It briefly describes Dr. McKenzie’s lengthy research career, identifies the importance of physical activity to public health, emphasizes the need for research and program co…
View article: Results of a Multi-level Intervention to Prevent and Control Childhood Obesity among Latino Children: The Aventuras Para Niños Study
Results of a Multi-level Intervention to Prevent and Control Childhood Obesity among Latino Children: The Aventuras Para Niños Study Open
Community-based behavioral interventions are needed to reduce the burden of childhood obesity.