Publications by authors named "Anders Swanson"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess whether adding multi-use trails in an urban area leads to fewer cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among residents.
- Researchers analyzed health records and cycling data from Winnipeg, Canada, before and after the construction of four trails, focusing on CVD events and risk factors in nearby areas.
- Results showed no significant reduction in overall CVD events, but households close to the most frequently used trails had lower rates of CVD risk factors compared to those in areas without trails.
Introduction: Aspects of the built environment that support physical activity are associated with better population health outcomes. Few experimental data exist to support these observations. This protocol describes the study of the creation of urban trials on cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related morbidity and mortality in a large urban centre.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWalking on Water-A Natural Experiment of a Population Health Intervention to Promote Physical Activity after the Winter Holidays.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2019
: Very few experimental studies exist describing the effect of changes to the built environment and opportunities for physical activity (PA). We examined the impact of an urban trail created on a frozen waterway on visitor counts and PA levels. : We studied a natural experiment in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that included 374,204 and 237,362 trail users during the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 winter seasons.
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