Adoption of Safe Routes to School in Canadian and the United States Contexts: Best Practices and Recommendations

Autor/inn/en	Macridis, Soultana; García Bengoechea, Enrique
Titel	Adoption of Safe Routes to School in Canadian and the United States Contexts: Best Practices and Recommendations
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 85 (2015) 8, S.558-566 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12283
Schlagwörter	Safety; Best Practices; Physical Activity Level; Obesity; Transportation; Program Descriptions; Intervention; Program Implementation; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Physical Activities; Health Promotion; School Community Programs; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheit; Adipositas; Verkehrswesen; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Kanada; USA
Abstract	Background: Declines in physical activity (PA) in children and youth have contributed to increases in childhood overweight and obesity. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program was developed to promote school active transportation (AT) and reverse the trend. Methods: Adopting concepts of a realist approach, this article seeks to understand strategies of adoption that worked in the Canadian and United States context. Inclusion criteria consisted of adoption of SRTS program, identification and definition of SRTS, implementation in Canada /United States, and partnership identified. Results: Partnerships focused on increasing the number of children using AT to school. With unique political and funding atmospheres, a common strategy was developing multilevel comprehensive partnerships to mobilize knowledge and resources, as well as to align intervention planning. Key successes, tools used to measure success, as well as benefits, challenges and lessons learned from partnerships were identified. Conclusion:This article is the first attempt to examine SRTS at the state/provincial/city level to understand key adoption strategies using a realist approach. It found collaborative community-research partnerships that initiated SRTS and created cultural shifts in communities from the individual to policy level. Researchers, schools and communities interested in increasing school AT should consider SRTS as a valuable approach. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01