Examining the impact of the walking school bus with an agent-based model.

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.

journal_name

Am J Public Health

authors

Yang Y,Diez-Roux A,Evenson KR,Colabianchi N

doi

10.2105/AJPH.2014.301896

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-07-01 00:00:00

pages

1196-203

issue

7

eissn

0090-0036

issn

1541-0048

journal_volume

104

pub_type

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