TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 30, Issue S1 (2009)

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Guest Editors Introduction

Connecting Active Living Research and Public Policy: Transdisciplinary Research and Policy Interventions to Increase Physical Activity FREE

Joseph M Schilling, Billie Giles-Corti and James F Sallis

J Public Health Pol 30: S1-S15; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.59

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Commentary Articles

Translating Research into Public Policy FREE

Harold Goldstein

J Public Health Pol 30: S16-S20; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.49

Can we achieve Evidence-Based Policy and Practice on Active Travel? FREE

Philip Insall

J Public Health Pol 30: S21-S25; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.63

Social Science, Equal Justice, and Public Health Policy: Lessons from Los Angeles FREE

Robert García and Chad Fenwick

J Public Health Pol 30: S26-S32; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.58

Where Different Worlds Collide: Expanding the Influence of Research and Researchers on Policy FREE

Rob Moodie

J Public Health Pol 30: S33-S37; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.53

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Transportation

Factors Associated with Federal Transportation Funding for Local Pedestrian and Bicycle Programming and Facilities FREE

Angie L Cradock, Philip J Troped, Billy Fields, Steven J Melly, Shannon V Simms, Franz Gimmler and Marianne Fowler

J Public Health Pol 30: S38-S72; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.60

Transit and Health: Mode of Transport, Employer-Sponsored Public Transit Pass Programs, and Physical Activity FREE

Ugo Lachapelle and Lawrence D Frank

J Public Health Pol 30: S73-S94; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.52

Bicycling for Transportation and Health: The Role of Infrastructure FREE

Jennifer Dill

J Public Health Pol 30: S95-S110; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.56

Effect of Innovative Building Design on Physical Activity FREE

Gayle Nicoll and Craig Zimring

J Public Health Pol 30: S111-S123; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.55

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Schools and Youth

Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Its Implementation and Impact on Child and Adolescent Body Mass Index FREE

James M Raczynski, Joseph W Thompson, Martha M Phillips, Kevin W Ryan and Herschel W Cleveland

J Public Health Pol 30: S124-S140; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.54

Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado FREE

Elaine S Belansky, Nick Cutforth, Erin Delong, Courtney Ross, Sharon Scarbro, Lynn Gilbert, Bridget Beatty and Julie A Marshall

J Public Health Pol 30: S141-S160; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.50

Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers FREE

Elizabeth A Dodson, Chris Fleming, Tegan K Boehmer, Debra Haire-Joshu, Douglas A Luke and Ross C Brownson

J Public Health Pol 30: S161-S176; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.57

Correlates of Walking to School and Implications for Public Policies: Survey Results from Parents of Elementary School Children in Austin, Texas FREE

Xuemei Zhu and Chanam Lee

J Public Health Pol 30: S177-S202; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.51

Sociodemographic, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Active Commuting to School among US Adolescents FREE

Susan H Babey, Theresa A Hastert, Winnie Huang and E Richard Brown

J Public Health Pol 30: S203-S220; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.61

Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary Schools FREE

Steven H Kelder, Andrew E Springer, Cristina S Barroso, Carolyn L Smith, Eduardo Sanchez, Nalini Ranjit and Deanna M Hoelscher

J Public Health Pol 30: S221-S247; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.64

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Built and Social Environments

New Recreational Facilities for the Young and the Old in Los Angeles: Policy and Programming Implications FREE

Deborah A Cohen, Amber Sehgal, Stephanie Williamson, Terry Marsh, Daniela Golinelli and Thomas L McKenzie

J Public Health Pol 30: S248-S263; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.45

Disparities in Urban Neighborhood Conditions: Evidence from GIS Measures and Field Observation in New York City FREE

Kathryn M Neckerman, Gina S Lovasi, Stephen Davies, Marnie Purciel, James Quinn, Eric Feder, Nakita Raghunath, Benjamin Wasserman and Andrew Rundle

J Public Health Pol 30: S264-S285; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.47

The Relation of the Perceived Environment to Fear, Physical Activity, and Health in Public Housing Developments: Evidence from Chicago FREE

Caterina G Roman, Carly R Knight, Aaron Chalfin and Susan J Popkin

J Public Health Pol 30: S286-S308; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.62

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Review Article

Disparities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Correlates, and Intervention Implications FREE

Melicia C Whitt-Glover, Wendell C Taylor, Myron F Floyd, Michelle M Yore, Antronette K Yancey and Charles E Matthews

J Public Health Pol 30: S309-S334; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.46