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Description: Presentation at the 2011 Active Living Research Annual ConferenceAbstract: Background: Research recognizes that built and social environments are likely to act together to influence...
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APA Healin: Partnering to Promote Active Living among Asian Pacific Americans...
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Zoning for a Healthy Baltimore: A Health Impact Assessment to of the...
Description: Presentation at the 2011 Active Living Research Annual ConferenceAbstract: Background: Developing innovative policy approaches to address health issues in Baltimore City is essential....
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Description: Presentation at the 2011 Active Living Research Annual ConferenceAbstract: Background: Consideration of health impacts of road pricing proposals - which charge drivers in specific areas or...
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Can Truckers Maintain an Active Life? Multistakerholder Partnerships for...
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Description: Piggy-backing on a U.S. Department of Agriculture study examining the influence of school gardens's effect on diet, this project leverages existing resources to examine the effects of...
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