A Tale of Two Trails: Exploring Different Paths to Success

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• Alternative Title:
  J Phys Act Health
• Personal Author:
  Walker, Jennifer G. ; Evenson, Kelly R. ; Davis, William J. ; Bors, Philip ; Rodríguez, Daniel A.
• Description:
  Background
  
  This comparative case study investigates 2 successful community trail initiatives, using the Active Living By Design (ALBD) Community Action Model as an analytical framework. The model includes 5 strategies: preparation, promotion, programs, policy, and physical projects.
  
  Methods
  
  Key stakeholders at 2 sites participated in in-depth interviews (N = 14). Data were analyzed for content using Atlas Ti and grouped according to the 5 strategies.
  
  Results
  
  Conclusions
  
  Communities with different levels of government support contributed unique lessons to inform best practices of trail initiatives. This study revealed a disparity between trail development and use-encouragement strategies, which may limit trails’ impact on physical activity. The ALBD Community Action Model provided a viable framework to structure cross-disciplinary community trail initiatives.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Bicycling Community-Institutional Relations Environment Design Health Behavior Health Promotion Humans Walking
• Source:
  J Phys Act Health. 8(4):523-533
• Pubmed ID:
  21597125
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4955391
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP000059/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U48-DP000059/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; South Carolina
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b9382b39c739eb1b58475c39af1ce5a685e6e9d926641527f6933db4c2d57abf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40422/cdc_40422_DS1.pdf
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