Annals of Behavioral Medicine, February 2013 Supplement Issue

The February 2013 (Vol. 45, No. 1) supplement issue of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine is devoted to Active Living Research.

This issue highlights includes papers selected from abstracts submitted for presentation at Active Living Research's ninth annual conference in February 2012. The theme of the 2012 annual conference was Disparities in Environments and Policies that Support Active Living.

Below you can find all articles contained in the 2013 Volume 45, Number 1 supplement issue.

Many of the papers in this issue have an accompanying article summary to aid in translating research results for non-scientific audiences.

Introduction and Commentaries

• Introduction to the Active Living Research Supplement: Disparities in Environments and Policies that Support Active Living
  MC Whitt-Glover, G Bennett, & JF Sallis
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• Translating Research to Policy Through Health Impact Assessment in Clark County, Washington: A Commentary to Accompany the Active Living Research Supplement to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  B Haggerty & A Melnick
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• Uneven Playing Field—Effective Strategies to Address Health Inequity Through Active Living Research: A Commentary to Accompany the Active Living Research Supplement to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  SL Arline-Bradley
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• Using Evidence to Create Active Communities: Stories from the Field—Policy and Research with Chicago’s Child Care Centers: A Commentary to Accompany the Active Living Research Supplement to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  CT Bozlak & AB Becker
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• Trends in Presentations of Environmental and Policy Studies Related to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995–2010: A Commentary to Accompany the Active Living Research Supplement to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  JF Sallis, JA Carlson, AM Mignano, A Lemes, & N Wagner
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Original Articles and Brief Reports

• Spatial Disparities in the Distribution of Parks and Green Spaces in the USA
  M Wen, X Zhang, CD Harris, JB Holt, & JB Croft
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• Exploring the Distribution of Park Availability, Features, and Quality Across Kansas City, Missouri by Income and Race/Ethnicity: An Environmental Justice Investigation
  KB Vaughan, AT Kaczynski, SA Wilhelm Stanis, GM Besenyi, R Bergstrom, & KM Heinrich
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• Perceptions of Neighborhood Park Quality: Associations with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index
  H Bai, SA Wilhelm Stanis, AT Kaczynski, & GM Besenyi
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• Gender Differences in Self-Report Physical Activity and Park and Recreation Facility Use Among Latinos in Wake County, North Carolina
  JM Casper, MG Harrolle, & K Kelley
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• Beyond Distance: Children’s School Travel Mode Choice
  C Lee, X Zhu, J Yoon, & JW Varni
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• The Perceived and Built Environment Surrounding Urban Schools and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
  ER Hager, DO Witherspoon, C Gormley, LW Latta, MR Pepper, & MM Black
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• Aesthetic Amenities and Safety Hazards Associated with Walking and Bicycling for Transportation in New York City
  GS Lovasi, O Schwartz-Soicher, KM Neckerman, K Konty, B Kerker, J Ouinn, & A Rundle
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• Does Neighbourhood Walkability Moderate the Effects of Mass Media Communication Strategies to Promote Regular Physical Activity?
  R Barnes, B Giles-Corti, A Bauman, M Rosenberg, FC Bull, & JE Leavy
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• Individual- and Area-Level Disparities in Access to the Road Network, Subway System and a Public Bicycle Share Program on the Island of Montreal, Canada
  D Fuller, L Gauvin, & Y Kestens
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• Effect of Bike Lane Infrastructure Improvements on Ridership in One New Orleans Neighborhood
  KM Parker, J Rice, J Gustat, J Ruley, A Spriggs, & C Johnson
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• Using Google Street View to Audit the Built Environment: Inter-rater Reliability Results
  CM Kelly, JS Wilson, EA Baker, DK Miller, & M Schootman
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• School Sport Participation Under Two School Sport Policies: Comparisons by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status
  MA Kanters, JN Bocarro, MB Edwards, JM Casper, & MF Floyd
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• Physical Education and Student Activity: Evaluating Implementation of a New Policy in Los Angeles Public Schools
  M Lafleur, S Strongin, BL Cole, S Lawrence Bullock, R Banthia, L Craypo, R Sivasubramanian, S Samuels, & R Garcia
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• District and School Physical Education Policies: Implications for Physical Education and Recess Time
  MAF Lounsbery, TL McKenzie, JR Morrow Jr, SM Monnat, & KA Holt
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• Predictors of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) in African American Young Adolescents
  ML Baskin, H Thind, O Affuso, LC Gary, M LaGory, S-S Hwang
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• Pathways to Outdoor Recreation, Physical Activity, and Delinquency Among Urban Latino Adolescents
  CG Roman, M Stodolska, J Yahner, & K Shinew
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• Locations of Joint Physical Activity in Parent-Child Pairs Based on Accelerometer and GPS Monitoring
  GF Dunton, Y Liao, E Almanza, M Jerrett, D Spruijt-Metz, & MA Pentz
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