Examining the impact of thewalking school buswith an agent-based model

Y. Yang, A. Diez-Roux, K.R. Evenson and N. Colabianchi

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 7, 1196-1203

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.

Keywords: article; attitude; exercise; health behavior; health education; health promotion; human; methodology; public health; safety; school; time; traffic and transport; walking, Attitude; Exercise; Health Behavior; Health Education; Health Promotion; Humans; Public Health; Safety; Schools; Time Factors; Transportation; Walking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301896

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