Ch 3 Active Living

Question 1

Introduction (cont.)
•Physical activity to prevent and manage health concerns in older adults
•Physical activity and health, societal and environmental changes
•Environment and policy

The concept of environment and policy influences on physical activity
The study of how environmental and policy factors are related to physical activity and public health is still in ____especially as they relate to an aging population

Diagram

Environmental variables
•What are environmental variables?
•\_\_\_\_\_
•\_\_\_\_\_
•\_\_\_\_\_environment

Social
•Social________, do most older adults in the area participate in PA?
•Social _______, do many older adults in the area live alone?
•Social ________, do they have the desire and support to participate in PA?

Economic
•Socioeconomic status of the _____
•_________ level
•__________ status

Physical Environment
•Built Environment
–Roads, sidewalks, homes, stores, layout of town, zoning laws
•Natural elements
–Weather, daylight, elevation, hills

The concept of neighborhood and walkability
•Walkability
•High walkable neighborhood
•Low walkable neighborhood

Answer 1

its infancy. Social, economical, physical,

Participation, isolation, support,

Neighborhood, educational, unemployment

Question 2

The concept of neighborhood and walkability
•Neighborhood
•Places to walk to
•Is the neighborhood_____

Assessing the environment
•Perceived environmental assessment
•Measured environment assessment

Environmental assessment
•Perceived:
–Self-assessed questionnaire
–The Neighborhood Environment ______ (NEWS)

•Measured:
–Relates to the environmental _____ and their quality—the use of trained professionals
–The Senior Walking________

Table

Policy variables
•What are policy variables?
•______
•Influence on changing the environment

Table

Perceptions of the environment to promote senior physical activity
•The physical environment as a factor influencing physical activity
•The importance of built and social environment to physical activity levels among seniors

Environmental attributes and physical activity for seniors
•The built ______ and walking
•Neighborhood _____, street ______, open _____ areas

Answer 2

.safe, walkability scale, features,

Environment tool, laws and regulations

Environment, density, connectivity, grass

Question 3

The environmental impact on disability
•Disability and activities of daily living (ADLs)
•Mobility disability
•Perceived social cohesion

The environmental impact on obesity
•Neighborhood walkability and obesity in older adults
•Other social and economic environmental factors impacting obesity

Active living for seniors: a case study
•The Robert Johnson Foundation
•Active Living by Design (ALbD)—a real world initiative
•ALbD—influencing physical activity behavior

Active living for seniors: a case study (cont.)
•Get Active Orlando (GAO)
•GAO major goals:
–reduce community barriers to physical activity
–promote and create environments that support Active Living choices

Forbes 2014
BEST BIG CITIES
1. Madison, Wisc.
2. Omaha, Neb.
3. Provo, Utah
4. Boston, Mass.
5. Salt Lake City, Utah
6. Jackson, Miss.
7. Des Moines, Iowa
8. Toledo, Ohio
9. Austin, Texas
10. Bridgeport, Conn
BEST SMALL CITIES
1. Iowa City, Iowa
2. Sioux Falls, S.D.
3. Columbia, Mo.
4. Bismarck, N.D.
5. Rapid City, S.D.
6. Ames, Iowa
7. Rochester, Minn.
8. Ann Arbor, Mich.
9. Cheyenne, Wyo.
10. Fargo, N.D.

Answer 3

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