| A Walking School Bus program was implemented in two public elementary schools in a mid-western community of 30,000 people. Adults escorted children to and from school each day for two years. The purpose of this symposium is to describe implementation and process evaluation, including parental satisfaction of the program, as well as the impact of the intervention on school-wide prevalence of active commuting. In addition, we evaluated the impact of walking to and from school on physical activity levels and changes in body composition over two years. Parents, teachers, and administrators interested in implementing a walk-to-school program should attend. |
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Implementation of a Walking School Bus Program – Nuts and Bolts
Kate A. Heelan and Bryce Abbey, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE |
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Parental Perceived Barriers to Active Commuting and Prevalence Rates
Megan Costello, Kate Heelan and Sarah Boury, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE |
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Parent Expectations and Satisfaction of a Walking School Bus Program
Scott Unruh and Kate Heelan, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE |
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Physical Activity Levels of Children Who Walk To School
Bryce M. Abbey1, Kate Heelan1, Matthew Mayo2, Joe Donnelly3 and Gregory Welk4, (1)University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE, (2)University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, (3)University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, (4)Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
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Walking To and From School on Attenuation of Body Composition
Kate A. Heelan1, Bryce M. Abbey1, Matthew Mayo2, Joseph E. Donnelly3 and Gregory Welk4, (1)University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE, (2)University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, (3)University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, (4)Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
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