References
Community walkability
[1] Monica L. Wang, Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Pearl A. McElfish, 2022, ‘Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults’, published in Obesity – A Research Journal, 12 Dec 2022, Vol 31 Issue 2, pp553-564.
[2] Makram et. Al., 2023, ‘Favourable Neighbourhood Walkability is Associated with Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients Within an integrated Health System’, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0146280623000592
[3] Murtagh EM, Murphy MH, Boone-Heinonen J. Walking: the first steps in cardiovascular disease prevention. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Sep;25(5):490-6. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32833ce972. PMID: 20625280; PMCID: PMC3098122.
Local action
[1] Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2024. Heart, stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts. (Accessed 22 July 2024). https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/heart-stroke-vascular-diseases/hsvd-facts/contents/risk-factors/multiple-risk-factors
[2] Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2023. Economics of Sport and Physical Activity Participation and Injury. (Accessed 22 July 2024). www.aihw.gov.au/reports/sports-injury/economics-of-sport-and-physical-activity/contents/about
[3] World Health Organization. (2021). Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Retrieved 4 Oct 2024 from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)
[4] Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018. National Health Survey. First results, 2017-18, cat no. 4364.0.55.001. December
[5] Monica L. Wang, Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Pearl A. McElfish, 2022, ‘Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults’, published in Obesity – A Research Journal, 12 Dec 2022, Vol 31 Issue 2, pp553-564.
[6] Makram et. Al., 2023, ‘Favourable Neighbourhood Walkability is Associated with Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients Within an integrated Health System’, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0146280623000592