Translating and disseminating research- and practice-based criteria to support evidence-based intervention planning.

Unlabelled: Evidence-based public health is a decision-making process To determine the best intervention approach for addressing a particular health issue, population, and setting. The decision-making process involves the identification and evaluation of criteria supporting or Refuting use of intervention approaches based on previous work in the field.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the identification and evaluation of Research- and practice-based evidence criteria.

Indicators of activity-friendly communities: an evidence-based consensus process.

Background: Regular physical activity, even at modest intensities, is associated with many health benefits. Most Americans, however, do not engage in the recommended levels. As practitioners seek ways to increase population rates of physical activity, interventions and advocacy efforts are being targeted to the community level.

How reliably do community members audit the neighborhood environment for its support of physical activity? Implications for participatory research.

Environmental audits are used to assess supports for physical activity in the community. Understanding the suitability of such instruments for use by community members is crucial for advocacy and participatory research. This study examined the reliability of an audit instrument filled out by trained researchers and untrained community members.

Perceived and objective environmental measures and physical activity among urban adults.

Background: Enhancing community environments to support walking and bicycling serves as a promising approach to increase population levels of physical activity. However, few studies have simultaneously assessed perceptions and objectively measured environmental factors and their relative association with transportation or recreational physical activity.

Methods: For this cross-sectional study, high- and low-income study areas were selected among census tracts in St.