Week 9 - Reading: School Travel Patterns and Physical Activity Flashcards
What is crucial for promoting regular physical activity among youth?
- Active school transportation like walking and cycling
What does previous research on active school transportation usually focus on?
- Elementary school children
Where is there a gap in understanding for active school transportation?
- Impact on secondary school students
What does the study on school travel patterns and physical activity aim to investigate?
- Stability of school travel modes and their association with changes in physical activity over time among secondary school students.
What data did the study on school travel patterns and physical activity use?
- COMPASS Study
What was the COMPASS Study?
- Longitudinal cohort study on youth health
What did the study on school travel patterns and physical activity sample include?
- Secondary students from Ontario and Alberta
How long did the study on school travel patterns and physical activity collect data for?
- 3 Years
What were some of the results identified from the study on school travel patterns and physical activity?
- Stability in school travel modes over time
- Minority of students engaged in active school transport
- Change in transportation mode associated with change in MVPA
- Decrease in MVPA observed in youth transitioning from active to passive transportation modes
What does MVPA stand for?
- Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity
What plays a crucial role in promoting physical activity among secondary school students?
- Active School Travel
What is needed considering temporal variations in school travel modes?
- Interventions targeting Active School Travel
What may be effective in promoting active school travel among secondary school students?
- School travel planning involving stakeholders
