Staunton Catherine E, Hubsmith Deb, Kallins Wendi
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Sep;93(9):1431-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.9.1431.
Walking and biking to school can be an important part of a healthy lifestyle, yet most US children do not start their day with these activities. The Safe Routes to School Program in Marin County, California, is working to promote walking and biking to school. Using a multipronged approach, the program identifies and creates safe routes to schools and invites communitywide involvement. By its second year, the program was serving 4665 students in 15 schools. Participating public schools reported an increase in school trips made by walking (64%), biking (114%), and carpooling (91%) and a decrease in trips by private vehicles carrying only one student (39%).
步行和骑自行车上学可以成为健康生活方式的重要组成部分,但大多数美国儿童在一天开始时并不会进行这些活动。加利福尼亚州马林县的“安全上学路计划”正在努力推广步行和骑自行车上学。该计划采用多管齐下的方法,确定并开辟安全的上学路线,并邀请社区广泛参与。到第二年,该计划已覆盖15所学校的4665名学生。参与计划的公立学校报告称,步行上学(增加64%)、骑自行车上学(增加114%)和拼车上学(增加91%)的学生人数有所增加,而仅搭载一名学生的私家车出行人数则减少了39%。