Publications
Publications
Griew P, Page AS, Thomas S, Hillsdon M, Cooper AR. (2010). The school effect on children's school time physical activity: the PEACH Project. Preventive Medicine; 51:282-286.
This paper looked at whether children's school time physical activity is associated with the school they attend. It was identified that the school effect explained 14.5% of the difference in pupils school time physical activity. Suggested that the school setting might not provide a suitable environment to stimulate high levels of physical activity in girls.
Wheeler BW, Cooper AR, Page AS, Jago R. (2010). Greenspace and children's physical activity: quantifying the association with GPS/GIS in the PEACH project. Preventive Medicine;51:148-152.
This paper looked at activity levels in different land cover types. It was discovered that only 15% of after-school time is spent outdoors in 10-11 year olds. Time outdoors is associated with higher levels of physical activity, with 35% of moderate to vigorous activity occurring outdoors. Most outdoor activity in this group of children was in areas not classed as greenspace. Boys get more of their activity in greenspace than girls.
Cooper AR, Page AS, Wheeler BW, Hillsdon M, Griew P, Jago R. (2010) "Patterns of GPS measured time outdoors after school and objective physical activity in English children: the PEACH Project" International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 7:31
Investigated the association between GPS measured time outdoors and physical activity. Time outdoors peaks shortly after children leave school (between 3.30-4pm). Overall children spend just over 40 minutes outdoors after school. Girls tended to spend slightly less time outdoor then boys. Physical activity was 2-3 fold higher outdoors than indoors. Physical activity indoors was consistent throughout the year whereas physical activity outdoors was seasonally patterned.
Page AS, Cooper AR, Griew P, Jago R. (2010) "Independent mobility, perceptions of the built environment and children's participation in play, active travel and structured exercise and sport: the PEACH Project" International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 7:17
Independent mobility - children's ability to move around in their neighbourhood unaccompanied by an adult. This is measured by the questions 'how often are you allowed to go to the following places on your own or with friends (without an adult)' in the computerised questionnaire. Greater independent mobility related to a higher frequency of play for boys and girls.
Cooper AR, Page AS, Wheeler BW, Griew P, Davis L, Hillsdon M, Jago R. (2010) "Mapping the walk to school using accelerometry with a global positioning system" American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2) 178-183
Combining accelerometry, GPS and GIS allowed both the route and level of physical activity associated with the journey to school to be described. Children that walked to school had higher levels of daily physical activity and more moderate to vigorous physical activity than car travellers in the hour before school. Walking to and from school could contribute at least 10% to daily moderate to vigorous physical activity
Page AS, Cooper AR, Griew P, Davis L & Hillsdon, M. (2009) "Independent mobility in relation to weekday physical activity in children aged 10-11 years: The PEACH Project" International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 6:2 view paper
Local independent mobility - best friends house, school, local shops, park/playground Area independent mobility - swimming pool, library, cinema, arcade, bus stop, sports centre, shopping centre. Boys and girls had higher scores for Local independent mobility, indicating parents are more willing to let them visit local destinations. Both local and area independent mobility was found to be higher in boys. Children that were allowed unsupervised locally and wider had higher levels of weekday physical activity. The minutes of daylight had an effect on both independent mobility and physical activity, darkness is a barrier to parents allowing their children to play outside unsupervised.
Presentations
Oral Presentations
- Page A.S. “Play and children’s health – implications for policy”. Play England National Conference, Sheffield, March 2008.
- Griew P. "The PEACH Project: The Brent Picture". Brent Healthy Schools Conference. Tipping the Scales - Tackling childhood obesity in schools, London, May 2008.
- Cooper A.R. “Measuring physical activity within an environmental context”. Association for the Study of Obesity. Obesity and the Environment. - Institute of Child Health, London, June 2008.
- Cooper A.R. “Children’s physical activity – findings of GPS and accelerometry”. European College of Sports Science. Estoril, Portugal, July 2008.
- Page A.S. “Environmental determinants of physical activity in children”. European College of Sports Science. Estoril, Portugal, July 2008.
- Page A.S. “Social, Environmental, and Behavioural Determinants of Children’s Health”. 5th European Youth Heart Study Symposium, Iceland, October 2008.
- Cooper A.R. “Longitudinal associations between active commuting to school, physical activity and fitness.” 5th European Youth Heart Study Symposium, Iceland, October 2008.
- Cooper A.R. “Measuring children’s physical activity within the environment” Congress on Youth Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 2008.
Poster Presentations
- Cooper A.R, Page A.S, Jago R, Wedderkopp N, Anderson L.B "Longitudinal associations between active commuting to school, physical activity and fitness" 1st Annual Conference of HEPA Europe, Glasogow, Scotland, September 2008 view poster
- Page A.S, Cooper A.R, Davis L, Griew P, Hillsdon M, Jago R "Independent mobility in relation to physical activity, mode of travel and GPS registered time in 10-11 year old children" 1st Annual Conference of HEPA Europe, Glasogow, Scotland, September 2008 view poster
- Santos M.P, Page A.S, Cooper A.R, Griew P, Davis L, Jago R "Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in different contexts" 1st Annual Conference of HEPA Europe, Glasogow, Scotland, September 2008 view poster
- Griew P, Cooper A.R, Page A.S, Davis L "Ethnicity, the built environment and physical activity in children from a deprived area of London" 1st Annual Conference of HEPA Europe, Glasogow, Scotland, September 2008 view poster
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