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Examining the Impact of the Walking School Bus With an Agent-Based Model
American journal of public health (1971), v 104(7), pp 1196-1203
01 Jul 2014
PMID: 24832410
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Abstract
We used an agent-based model to examine the impact of the walking school bus (WSB) on children's active travel to school. We identified a synergistic effect of the WSB with other intervention components such as an educational campaign designed to improve attitudes toward active travel to school. Results suggest that to maximize active travel to school, children should arrive on time at "bus stops" to allow faster WSB walking speeds. We also illustrate how an agent-based model can be used to identify the location of routes maximizing the effects of the WSB on active travel. Agent-based models can be used to examine plausible effects of the WSB on active travel to school under various conditions and to identify ways of implementing the WSB that maximize its effectiveness.
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- Title
- Examining the Impact of the Walking School Bus With an Agent-Based Model
- Creators
- Yong Yang - University of MichiganAna Diez-Roux - University of MichiganKelly R. Evenson - University of MichiganNatalie Colabianchi - University of Michigan
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), v 104(7), pp 1196-1203
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R01HL071759 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) HHSN276200800013C / Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA R21-HL106467; R01-HL071759 / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000341809500032
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84902674927
- Other Identifier
- 991020112186404721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health