Correlates of Pedometer Use: Results from a Community-based Physical Activity Intervention Trial (10,000 Steps Rockhampton)

Background Pedometers have become common place in physical activity promotion, yet little information exists on who is using them. The multi-strategy, community-based 10,000 Steps Rockhampton physical activity intervention trial provided an opportunity to examine correlates of pedometer use at the population level. Methods Pedometer use was promoted across all intervention strategies including: local media, pedometer loan schemes through general practice, other health professionals and libraries, direct mail posted to dog owners, walking trail signage, and workplace competitions. Data on pedometer use were collected during the 2-year follow-up telephone interviews from random population samples in Rockhampton, Australia, and a matched comparison community (Mackay). Logistic regression analyses were used to determine the independent influence of interpersonal characteristics and program exposure variables on pedometer use. Results Data from 2478 participants indicated that 18.1% of Rockhampton and 5.6% of Mackay participants used a pedometer in the previous 18-months. Rockhampton pedometer users (n = 222) were more likely to be female (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.23), aged 45 or older (OR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.16, 2.46) and to have higher levels of education (university degree OR = 4.23, 95% CI: 1.86, 9.6). Respondents with a BMI > 30 were more likely to report using a pedometer (OR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.54) than those in the healthy weight range. Compared with those in full-time paid work, respondents in 'home duties' were significantly less likely to report pedometer use (OR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.53). Exposure to individual program components, in particular seeing 10,000 Steps street signage and walking trails or visiting the website, was also significantly associated with greater pedometer use. Conclusion Pedometer use varies between population subgroups, and alternate strategies need to be investigated to engage men, people with lower levels of education and those in full-time 'home duties', when using pedometers in community-based physical activity promotion initiatives.

10,000 steps Rockhampton: a whole community approach to increasing levels of physical activity

10,000 Steps Rockhampton is a multi-strategy health promotion program which aims to develop sustainable community-based strategies to increase physical activity.The central coordinating focus of the project is the use of pedometers to raise awareness of and provide motivation for physical activity, around the theme of '10,000 steps/day - Every step counts.' To date, five key strategies have been implemented: (1) a media-based awareness raising campaign; (2) promotion of physical activity by health professionals; (3) improving social support for physical activity through group-based programs; (4) working with local council to improve environmental support for physical activity, and; (5) establishment of a ‘micro-grants’ fund to which community groups could apply for assistance with small, innovative physical activity enhancing projects. Strategies were introduced on a rolling basis beginning in February 2002 with 'layering' of interventions designed to address the multi-level individual social and environmental determinants of physical activity. The project was quasi-experimental in design, involving collection of baseline and two year follow-up data from community based surveys in Rockhampton and in a matched regional Queensland town. In August 2001,the baseline CATI survey (N=1281)found that 47.9% of men and 33.0% of women were meeting the national guidelines for physical activity. In August 2002, a smaller survey (N=400) found an increase in activity levels among women (39.7% active) but not in men (48.5%). Data from the two year follow up survey, to be conducted in August 2003, will be presented, with discussion of the major successes and challenges of this landmark physical activity intervention. Acknowledgement: This project is supported by a grant from Health Promotion Queensland

Building community coalitions for the promotion of physical activity: 10,000 steps Rockhampton

The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project is a multi-strategy community-wide, physical activity intervention based on the simultaneous implementation of five strategies, each identified as 'best practice' for the promotion of physical activity. Several community partners were engaged to develop and implement the strategies during the first eighteen months of the project. These included: the local media (TV, newspaper and radio); the local Division of General Practice and other health professional groups; the Heart Foundation and ‘Just Walk It’; the local council; and several large worksites. A local physical activity task force was also formed to administer a 'micro-grants' scheme, and to guide the development of community based strategies. The presentation will focus on the critical elements involved in developing and maintaining relationships with community partners. These include identification and ‘courting’ of potential partners, strategies for keeping them engaged, and the challenges of maintaining the balance between ‘top-down’ (evidence-based) and ‘bottom-up’ (community-driven) strategies. Data on implementation and uptake of the key strategies will also be presented. These include: 1) process data on the number of health

Levantamento pedológico semidetalhado (1:25.000) da microbacia da Água Três Unidos, município de Vera Cruz (SP).

2002

Levantamento pedológico semi-detalhado (1:30.000) do Parque Estadual da Mata Seca, Município de Manga - MG.

Um dos pré-requisitos para o sucesso na seleção e implantação de áreas de pesquisa é o conhecimento preciso da distribuição dos solos e de seus atributos na paisagem. Isso pode ser obtido com o levantamento e mapeamento pedológico convencional e/ou através de técnicas de mapeamento digital de solos (MDS). Este trabalho apresenta os solos identificados no Parque Estadual da Mata Seca (PEMS), localizado no município de Manga, região norte do Estado de Minas Gerais. É parte integrante de um projeto maior, cujo objetivo é explorar novas técnicas de MDS em pequenas extensões territoriais, avaliar e validar seus produtos e estabelecer um protocolo de procedimentos para tal. Abrangendo a extensão de 10.281,44 ha, o PEMS tem sua geologia associada a coberturas cenozóicas derivadas de: (a) rochas pelíticocarbonáticas que compõem o Grupo Bambuí, de idade proterozóica, (b) arenitos cretáceos do Grupo Urucuia e, (c) depósitos quarternários resultantes do retrabalhamento do rio São Francisco. Os tipos e diversidade de material de origem foram os fatores preponderantes na formação e distribuição dos solos e na sua relação com os demais elementos formadores da paisagem local. Em termos gerais, a seguinte relação solo-paisagem pode ser observada na área: Latossolos Amarelos e Vermelho-Amarelos distróficos e de textura média ocupam os platôs (chapada) de relevo predominantemente plano, situados nas cotas mais elevadas do PEMS e sob domínio das coberturas relacionadas aos arenitos do Grupo Urucuia. A vegetação de Carrasco é exclusiva e marcante dessa paisagem, seja observando-a in loco, seja por meio de imagens de sensores remotos. Há uma faixa transicional entre esses domínios e aqueles situados em cotas ligeiramente inferiores, que são influenciados exclusivamente pelas rochas calcárias. A existência de eutrofismo associado à textura média em Latossolos Vermelho-Amarelos, Vermelhos, Chernossolos e Cambissolos (latossólicos), bem como a vegetação de Caatinga Arbórea Densa (de médio porte) são evidências do caráter transicional. As paisagens sob domínio das rochas pelítico-carbonáticas em que se desenvolve a Floresta Estacional Decidual Densa de alto porte (Mata Seca) são de maior extensão e complexidade na área. Nelas, o relevo e a proximidade do material de origem exercem ação modificadora na formação dos solos. As seguintes subordens taxonômicas foram observadas nesse domínio fisiográfico:Cambissolos Háplicos, Latossolos Vermelhos e Vermelhos-Amarelos, Chernossolos Háplicos e Argilúvicos, Vertissolos Háplicos, Plintossolos Pétricos, Gleissolos Háplicos e Melânicos. Dentre estas, os Latossolos Vermelho- Amarelos e Vermelhos juntamente aos Cambissolos Háplicos dominam em extensão, distribuindo-se em aproximadamente 87,0% das áreas sob influência calcária. Finalmente, nos depósitos quaternários do rio São Francisco, em relevo plano e sob Floresta Tropical Pluvial Perenifólia, foram mapeados Cambissolos Flúvicos e Neossolos Flúvicos em condições de boa drenagem, enquanto os Gleissolos Háplicos ocorrem nas áreas deprimidas, permanente ou temporariamente inundadas.

Ensayo de identificación y cartografía mediante fotografía aérea de unidades de vegetación natural (Torrelaguna, hoja 509 MTN 1:50.000)

Se realiza un ensayo metodológico que nos permite valorar el poder de discriminación, el grado de utilidad y dificultades de empleo de la fotografla aérea, para cartografía de vegetación actual en territorios de gran complejidad. Se cartografían 29 tipos de vegetación, para los cuales, agrupados por clases, se dan características para su fotointerpretación.

UNISTEP (University Students Exercise and Physical Activity) Study: A Pilot Study of the Effects of Accumulating 10,000 Steps on Health and Fitness Among University Students.

BACKGROUND: Recent public health initiatives have promoted accumulating 10,000 steps per day. Little previous research has evaluated its effects in young adults. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of taking 10,000 steps per day on fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in sedentary university students. METHODS: Healthy, sedentary students (mean age 21.16 ± SD 6.17) were randomly allocated to take 10,000 steps per day or to a control group who maintained their habitual activity. Members of the 10,000 step group wore a pedometer and reported daily step count in a diary. Outcome measurements (20-meter multistage shuttle run, BMI, and blood pressure) were measured before and after 6 weeks. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the groups at baseline. After 6 weeks, the 10,000 steps group were taking significantly more steps (8824.1 ± SD 5379.3 vs. 12635.9 ± SD 6851.3; P = .03).No changes were observed in fitness, or BMI (P > .05). Significant reductions in blood pressure (P = .04) in the 10,000 step group. CONCLUSIONS: A daily target of 10,000 steps may be an appropriate intervention in sedentary university students to increase their physical activity levels. The positive health benefits of simple everyday physical activity should be promoted among health professionals.

As últimas sociedades de caçadores-recolectores no Centro e Sul de Portugal (10.000 - 6.000 anos BP: aproveitamento dos recursos animais

Tese de dout., Arqueologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2008

Une incursion anglaise en Poitou en novembre 1412 : mélanges XVe et XVIe siècles : compte d'une aide de 10.000 écus accordée au duc de Berry pour résister à cette incursion / par René Lacour,...

Collection : Archives historiques du Poitou ; XLVIII

Programa de Acción Social : más de 1.400.000 euros para ayudas a docentes.

El programa de Acción Social presenta un conjunto de ayudas destinadas a mejorar la calidad de vida del funcionario docente y la de su familia. Hay ayudas por violencia de género, por nupcialidad, por natalidad y adopción, por defunción, por tratamiento del tabaquismo, para la reproducción asistida, por discapacidad o para tratamientos psicológicos o psiquiátricos entre otras.

10,000 years in the life of the river Wandle: excavations at the former Vinamul site, Butter Hill, Wallington

Archaeological excavations alongside the river Wandle in Wallington produced evidence of the environmental history and human exploitation of the area. The recovery of a large assemblage of struck flint provided information on the nature of the prehistoric activities represented, while a detailed environmental archaeological programme permitted an examination of both the local sediment successions and thus an opportunity to reconstruct the environmental history of the site. The site revealed a complex sedimentary sequence deposited in riverine conditions, commencing during the early Holocene (from c 10,000 years before present) and continuing through the late Holocene (c last 3000 years). Large flint nodules were washed by the river onto the site where they were procured and worked by Mesolithic and Bronze Age communities. Potentially usable nodules had been tested, and suitable pieces completely reduced, while the majority of useful flakes and blades had been removed for use elsewhere. Small numbers of retouched pieces, such as scrapers and piercers, indicate that domestic activities took place nearby. By the Saxon period the site had begun to stabilise, although it remained marshy and probably peripheral to habitation. Two pits from this period were excavated, one of which contained an antler pick. A small quantity of cereal grain also suggests that cultivated land lay in the vicinity of the site. During the 19th century a mill race was dug across the site, redirecting water from the river Wandle, which resulted in episodic flooding.

Carta geoambiental (1:50.000) e trilhas interpretativas da zona turística do Vale do Pati, Chapada Diamantina-BA

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Caracterização geológica, hidrogeológica e o mapeamento da vulnerabilidade natural à poluição dos aqüíferos, na escala 1:25.000, das áreas urbana e de expansão do município de Araraquara-SP

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)