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Updated May 2013

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American Public Health Association.
Public health and equity principles for transportation.
Washington, DC: APHA; 2012.

The American Public Health Association developed ten principles to ensure transportation policies enhance health and equity. These principles support evidence-based policy and planning, the involvement of local communities and underserved populations, and safe and active transportation for all.

Croucher K, Wallace A, Dufffy S.
The influence of land use mix, density and urban design on health: a critical literature review.
Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow Centre for Population Health and the Scottish Health Impact Assessment Network; 2012.

The review examines how spatial planning can serve the preventive health agenda of governments. It also reflects on caveats regarding the general quality of the evidence and how findings can be transferable to Scotland with an emphasis on context.

Gagnon F.
Public health authorities, public policies and the built environment: reference framework.
Montreal, QC: Institut national de sante publique du Quebec; 2012 Jan.

This document is a reference framework to help regional health authorities to systematically and strategically view the built environment as a determinant of health; the notion of “built environment” is contextualized through specific actions undertaken by health authorities across Canada.

Johansson K, Laflamme L, Hasselberg M.
Active commuting to and from school among Swedish children--a national and regional study.
Eur J Public Health. 2012;22(2):209-14.
New York City Department of Design and Construction.
Active Design Webinars.
New York, NY: New York City Department of Design and Construction; 2012 [cited 2013 April 2];

The New York City Department of Design website offers webinars on active design which encompass interior, architectural, and urban design strategies to encourage active living.

Schutrumpf C, Smahel T, Lea NS.
Complete streets by design.
Toronto, ON: Toronto Centre for Active Transportation; 2012.

This tool intends to build public and professional support for Complete Streets in Toronto. It visually shows a number of streets before and after a proposed re-design, especially focusing on improving cycling and walking conditions.

Quintas R, Koutsogeorgou E, Raggi A, Bucciarelli P, Cerniauskaite M, Leonardi M.
The selection of items for the preliminary version of the COURAGE in Europe built environment instrument.
Maturitas. 2012;71(2):147-53.
Furie GL, Desai MM.
Active transportation and cardiovascular disease risk factors in U.S. adults.
Am J Prev Med. 2012;43(6):621-8.
De Meester F, Van Dyck D, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Deforche B, Sallis JF, Cardon G.
Active living neighborhoods: Is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?.
BMC Public Health. 2012;12(1):7.