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 Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Yang Y,Diez-Roux A,Evenson KR,Colabianchi Ndoi
10.2105/AJPH.2014.301896subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-07-01 00:00:00pages
1196-203issue
7eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048journal_volume
104pub_type
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