Publications by authors named "Petersmarck K"
Background: This project updated and improved the Promoting Active Communities Program (PAC), a Web-based assessment that enables communities to scrutinize their programs, policies, and environments related to physical activity, generating ideas and community commitment for improvements.
Methods: A literature review, focus groups, and expert review guided PAC improvements.
Results: Over 150 articles and audit measures in the fields of transportation, public health, and urban planning were reviewed.
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the proportion of short trips made by walking among Michigan adults and barriers to walking for transportation.
Methods: Four questions on walking for transportation were asked of 3808 respondents to the Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) between January and December 2001.
Results: Three quarters (74.
Objective: To assess whether weight cycling has adverse effects on blood lipids or blood pressure.
Design: Cohort study, six years of follow-up, comparing net change in blood lipids and blood pressure among weight cyclers and non-cyclers.
Subjects: Men (n = 4353), age 35-57 y, at high risk for heart disease because of smoking, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol concentration in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT)--a 22-site, multi-center collaborative primary prevention trial conducted in the US, 1973-1983.