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Public Transportation Users More Physically Active, Study Shows - United Press International (04/2009)
Study Suggests Physical Activity Imporves Child Sleep Habits (Sept 8, 2009)
Nutrition and Activity for Health Home Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Nutrition and Activity for Health Home Page.
Boston School Add Structured Physical Activity to Recess (Sept 2009)
Study Suggests Easy Access to Fast Food Restaurants coupled with no access to a Car Prompts Weight Gain (9/4/09)
Bumpy Road for Bike Station in Toronto (Oct 6, 2009)
"New Research Shows Benefits of School Based Physical Activity on Academic Achievement"9/29/2009
2009 Omaha YP Bus Challenge Report, Omaha NE (Aug 2009)
One Half of US Car Trips Are Short Enough to Walk, Cycle Preventive Medicine (07/07/09)Active Living Research and Public Policy A special
supplement to the Journal of Public Health Policy,2008 conference hosted by Active Living Research
Preventing Childhood Obesity,This guide offers the latest policy updates and recommendations about how to promote physical education and healthy eating policies in schools. May 2009
Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision, January 1, 2009, the qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement was added to the list of qualified transportation fringe benefits
The Built Environment: Designing Communities to Promote Physical Activity in Children-Journal of American Academy of Pediatrics-May 2009
Influences of Physical and Social Neighborhood Environments on Children's Physical Activity and Obesity - American Journal of Preventative Medicine (02/2009)
Neighborhood Environments: Disparities in Access to Healthy Foods in the U.S. - American Journal of Preventitive Medicine (2009)
Nutrition in the Kitchen
National Institute on Aging (NIA) Physical Activity Guide for Older Adults
Healthy Eating Active Living convergence Partnership Transportation & Health 101 Toolkit
Child Care as an Untapped Setting for Obesity Prevention - CDC (01/2009)
Active Communting and Cardiovascular Disease Risk ( Sept 2009)Built Environment & Health Behaviors Among African Americans - AJPM (02/2009)
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption By Low-income Americans: Would a price reduction make a difference - USDA (01/09/2009)
Green Space Has Long-term Positive Effect on Children's Weight - (UPI, 10/28/08; Indiana University release, 10/19/08)
1000 Friends of Connecticut Helping Make Smart Growth a Major Election Issue - Smart Growth Online (10/2008)
Caltrans Announces $4 Million in SRTS Grants on International Walk to School Day - Smart Growth Online (10/2008)
National Safe Routes to School Task Force Final Report - 2008 Report
Active Living, the Built Environment, and the Policy Agenda Special Issue - The Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law (06/2008)
Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 37 States - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2008 Research
Moving to the Future: Tool for Planning Nutrition & Physical Activity Programs - 2008
Cornerstones of a Healthy Lifestyle - Blueprint for Nutrition & Physical Activity - 2008
Pedal Power Cuts Gas Bill - CNN (08/22/2008)
Heavy? It might be your neighborhood to blame - MSNBC (07/29/2008)
Go By Bike Challenge - Trek (July 2008)
Vending machine for bike parts introduced by Trek (July 2008)
Activate Omaha works to fill bike-rack gaps - Omaha World Herald (07/2008)
Activate Omaha program rolls into summer - Omaha World Herald (06/2008)
Obesity Prevention in Child Care: A review of State Regulations - BMC Public Health (05/2008)
How readers are saving gas - Omaha World Herald (05/22/2008)
UNO News (May 2008)
Developers Urged to Meet Growing Demand for Walkable Neighborhoods - Smart Growth Online (May 2008)
Omaha to add bicycle lanes to some streets - Omaha World Herald (05/13/2008)
Biking community continues to grow - Omaha World Herald (05/11/2008)
Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into high gear - AP (May 2008)
The World Needs to Catch Up - 1 World 2 Wheels (Trek 2007)
Bicycle-Sharing Program to be the first of it's kind in US - New York Times (04/27/2008)
Omaha's first bike map for bicyclists nudge more people - Omaha World Herald (04/21/2008)
Bikes will soon ride on front of Omaha buses - Omaha World Herald (04/21/2008)
Women Matter: Bound to be Active KPTM FOX 42 (April 2008)
Green Neighborhood Scorecard (04/2008)
Power to Prevent (04/2008)
Eat Smart. Play Hard. (04/2008)
Promoting Active Communities. (04/2008)

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