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Item Open Access Assessing the congruence between perceived connectivity and network centrality measures specific to pandemic influenza preparedness in Alberta(BioMed Central, 2010-03-10) Hall, Justin N; Moore, Spencer; Shiell, AlanItem Open Access The association between sidewalk length and walking for different purposes in established neighborhoods(BioMed Central, 2012) McCormack, Gavin R.; Shiell, Alan; Giles-Corti, Billie; Begg, Stephen; Veerman, J Lennert; Geelhoed, Elizabeth; Amarasinghe, Anura; Emery, JC HerbItem Open Access How do government health departments in Australia access health economics advice to inform decisions for health? A survey(BioMed Central, 2009) Madden, Lynne; King, Lesley; Shiell, AlanItem Open Access In search of causality: a systematic review of the relationship between the built environment and physical activity among adults(BioMed Central, 2011-06-28) McCormack, Gavin R.; Shiell, AlanItem Open Access The relationship between cluster-analysis derived walkability and local recreational and transportation walking among Canadian adults(Elsevier, 2012-09) McCormack, Gavin R; Friedenreich, Christine; Sandalack, Beverly A; Giles-Corti, Billie; Doyle-Baker, Patricia K; Shiell, AlanWe investigated the association between objectively-assessed neighborhood walkability and local walking among adults. Two independent random cross-sectional samples of Calgary (Canada) residents were recruited. Neighborhood-based walking, attitude towards walking, neighborhood self-selection, and socio-demographic characteristics were captured. Built environmental attributes underwent a two-staged cluster analysis which identified three neighborhood types (HW: high walkable; MW: medium walkable; LW: low walkable). Adjusting for all other characteristics, MW (OR 1.40, p < 0.05) and HW (OR 1.34, approached p < 0.05) neighborhood residents were more likely than LW neighborhood residents to participate in neighborhood-based transportation walking. HW neighborhood residents spent 30-min/wk more on neighborhood-based transportation walking than both LW and MW neighborhood residents. MW neighborhood residents spent 14-min/wk more on neighborhood-based recreational walking than LW neighborhood residents. Neighborhoods with a highly connected pedestrian network, large mix of businesses, high population density, high access to sidewalks and pathways, and many bus stops support local walking.Item Open Access Small area contextual effects on selfreported health: Evidence from Riverside, Calgary(BioMed Central, 2010-05-20) Godley, Jenny; Haines, Valerie A.; Hawe, Penelope; Shiell, AlanItem Open Access Subpopulation differences in the association between neighborhood urban form and neighborhood-based physical activity(Elsevier, 2014-07) McCormack, Gavin R; Shiell, Alan; Doyle-Baker, Patricia K; Friedenreich, Christine M; Sandalack, Beverly AThis study investigated whether associations between the neighborhood built environment and neighborhood-based physical activity (PA) varied by sociodemographic and health-related characteristics. A random sample of adults (n=2006) completed telephone- and self-administered questionnaires. Questionnaires captured PA, sociodemographic, and health-related characteristics. Neighborhood-based PA (MET-minutes/week) was compared across low, medium, and high walkable neighborhoods for each sociodemographic (sex, age, dependents, education, income, motor vehicle access, and dog ownership) and health-status (general health and weight status) subpopulation. With few exceptions, subpopulations residing in high walkable neighborhoods undertook more (p<0.05) neighborhood-based PA than their counterparts in less walkable neighborhoods. Improving neighborhood walkability is a potentially effective population health intervention for increasing neighborhood-based PA.