School Travel Planning: Mobilizing School and Community Resources to Encourage Active School Transportation

Autor/inn/en	Buliung, Ron; Faulkner, Guy; Beesley, Theresa; Kennedy, Jacky
Titel	School Travel Planning: Mobilizing School and Community Resources to Encourage Active School Transportation
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 11, S.704-712 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00647.x
Schlagwörter	School Buses; Neighborhoods; Rural Schools; Intervention; Physical Activities; Student Transportation; Content Analysis; School Personnel; Foreign Countries; Parent Attitudes; Climate; Community Resources; Pilot Projects; Suburbs; Motor Vehicles; Health Promotion; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulbus; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Inhaltsanalyse; Schulpersonal; Ausland; Elternverhalten; Klima; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Einzugsbereich; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Active school transport (AST), school travel using an active mode like walking, may be important to children's overall physical activity. A "school travel plan" (STP) documents a school's transport characteristics and provides an action plan to address school and neighborhood barriers to AST. Methods: We conducted a pilot STP intervention at 12 schools in 4 Canadian provinces. Facilitators and school personnel created and implemented AST action plans. Parent's self-reports (N = 1489) were the basis for evaluating the intervention. A content analysis identified type, frequency, and perceived success of initiatives. Results: School travel plans emphasized education and promotion, and AST activities and events. Capital improvement projects were more common at schools in older suburban neighborhoods, whereas enforcement was more common at schools in newer suburban neighborhoods. Rates of active transportation increased from 43.8% to 45.9%. At follow-up, 13.3% of households reported less driving. Parents/caregivers cited weather, convenience, and trip chaining as primary reasons for continued driving. Conclusion: The STP process may facilitate changes to patterns of school travel. An STP can expand a school's capacity to address transportation issues through mobilization of diverse community resources. Future STP initiatives may benefit from addressing convenience, safety through enforcement, and by examining how schools can be supported in implementing infrastructure improvements. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10