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Publications

Project Publications

ASAP: Accelerating School Activity Promotion

Physical Education Matters. Policy brief funded by The California Endowment. January 2007*

ACT: Activity Counseling Trial

King, A.C., Sallis, J.F., Dunn, A.L., Simons-Morton, D.G., Albright, C.A., Cohen, S., Rejeski, J.W., Marcus, B.H., and Coday, M.C. for the Activity Counseling Trial Research Group. (1998). Overview of the Activity Counseling Trial (ACT) intervention for promoting physical activity in primary health care settings. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30, 1086-1096.

Rejeski, W.J., Reboussin, B.A., Dunn, A.L., King, A.C., & Sallis, J.F. (1999). A modified exercise-induced feeling inventory for chronic training and baseline profiles of participants in the Activity Counseling Trial. Journal of Health Psychology,4 , 97-108.
Albright, C.L., Cohen, S., Gibbons, L., Miller, S., Marcus, B., Sallis, J., Imai, K., Jernick, J., and Simons-Morton, D.G. (2000). Incorporating physical activity advice into primary care: Physician-delivered advice within the Activity Counseling Trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 18, 225-234.*
Reboussin, B.A., Rejeski, W.J., Martin, K.A., Callahan, K., Dunn, A.L., King, A.C., & Sallis, J.F. for the Activity Counseling Trial Research Group. (2000). Correlates of satisfaction with body function and body appearance in middle and older aged adults: The Activity Counseling Trial (ACT). Psychology and Health, 15 , 239-254.
Rejeski, W.J., Shelton, B., Miller, M., Dunn, A.L., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2001). Mediators of increased physical activity and change in subjective well-being: Results from the Activity Counseling Trial (ACT). Journal of Health Psychology, 6, 159-168.
King, A.C., Marcus, B., Ahn, D., Dunn, A.L., Rejeski, W.J., Sallis, J.F., and Coday, M. (2006). Identifying subgroups that succeed or fail with three levels of physical activity intervention: The Activity Counseling Trial. Health Psychology , 25, 336-347.
Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Sirard, J.R., and Albright, C.L. (2007). Perceived environmental predictors of physical activity over 6 months in adults: Activity Counseling Trial. Health Psychology, 26, 691-710.
Baruth, M., Wilcox, S., Dunn, A.L., King, A.C., Marcus, B.H., Rejeski, W.J., Sallis, J.F., and Blair, S.N.  (2010). Psychosocial mediators of physical activity and fitness changes in the Activity Counseling Trial.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 274-289.

Active Where?

Durant, N., Kerr, J., Harris, S.K, Saelens, B.E., Norman, G.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Environmental and safety barriers to youth physical activity in parks and streets: Reliability and validity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 21, 86-99.
Grow, H.M., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Durant, N.H., Norman, G.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2008).   Where are youth active? Roles of proximity, active transport, and built environment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40, 2071-2079.
Durant, N., Harris, S.K., Doyle, S., Person, S., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., and Sallis, J.F.  (2009). Relation of school environment and policy to adolescent physical activity.  Journal of School Health, 79, 153-159.
Ding, D., Bracy, N.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Norman, G.J., Harris, S.K., Durant, N., Rosenberg, D., and Kerr, J. (2012).  Is fear of strangers related to physical activity among youth?  American Journal of Health Promotion, 26(3), 189-195.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Saelens, B.E., Harris, S.K., Kerr, J., Rosenberg, D., Durant, N., and Glanz, K.  (2012).  Community food environment, home food environment, and fruit and vegetable intake of children and adolescents.  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 634-638.  doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2010.07.003.

ALR: Active Living Research (Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies [ALPES] prior to May 2003)

Sallis, J.F., Kraft, K., and Linton, L.S.  (2002). How the environment shapes physical activity: A transdisciplinary research agenda.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22, 208. (commentary) *

Saelens, B., Sallis, J., and Frank, L. (2003). Transportation, human health, and physical activity. Resource paper for Environmental Research Needs in Transportation, Conference Proceedings 28. Transportation Research Board: Washington, DC, pp.185-194.
Sallis, J.F. (2003). New thinking on older adults’ physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 25 (supplement 3ii), 110-111.*
Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Kraft, M.K. (2004). Active transportation and physical activity: Opportunities for collaboration on transportation and public health research. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 38, 249-268.
Sallis, J.F., and Orleans, C.T. (2004). Ecological models: Application to physical activity. In N.B. Anderson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, Vol 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Sallis, J.F., Vernez Moudon, A., Linton, L.S., and Powell, K.E. Guest editors, Active Living Research Supplement to American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Volume 28, Number 2, Supplement 2, February 2005.
Sallis, J.F., Linton, L.S., and Kraft, M.K. (2005). The first Active Living Research conference: Growth of a transdisciplinary field. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28 (No. 2, Suppl. 2), 93-95.*
Sallis, J.F., and Linton, L.S. (2005). Leisure research, active lifestyles, and public health. Leisure Sciences, 27, 353-354. (commentary)
Kraft, M.K., Sallis, J.F., Vernez Moudon, A., and Linton, L.S. (2006). The second Active Living Research conference: Signs of maturity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3 (Suppl. 2), S1-S5.
Sallis, J.F., and Glanz, K. (2006). The role of built environments in physical activity, eating, and obesity in childhood. The Future of Children, 16(1), 89-108.
King, A.C., Toobert, D., Ahn, D., Resnicow, K., Coday, M., Riebe, D., Garber, C.E., Hurtz, S., Morton, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2006). Perceived environments as physical activity correlates and moderators of interventions in five studies. American Journal of Health Promotion, 21, 24-35.
Sallis, J.F., Owen, N., and Fisher, E.B. (2008). Ecological models of health behavior. Pp. 465-486. In K. Glanz, B.K. Rimer, and K. Viswanath (Eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 4th Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Schilling, J.M., Giles-Corti, B., and Sallis, J.F.  (2009). Connecting Active Living Research and public policy: Transdisciplinary research and policy interventions to increase physical activity.  Journal of Public Health Policy, 30 (Suppl.1), S1-S15. 
Sallis, J.F., and Glanz, K.  (2009). The physical activity environment and food environments: Toward solutions to the obesity epidemic.  The Milbank Quarterly, 87, 123-154. 
Sallis, J.F., Rosenberg, D., and Kerr, J.  (2009). Early physical activity , sedentary behavior, and dietary patterns.  Pp. 37-57.  In L.J. Heinberg and J.K. Thompson (Eds.), Obesity in Youth: Causes, Consequences, and Cures. Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association. 
Story, M., Sallis, J.F., and Orleans, C.T.  (2009). Adolescent obesity: Towards evidence-based policy and environmental solutions.  Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, S1-S5.  (editorial)*
Lee, S.M., Sallis, J.F., and Biddle, S.J.H.  (2010). Active communities for youth and families: Using research to create momentum for change.  Preventive Medicine, 50(supplement), S3-S5.
Carnoske, C., Hoehner, C., Ruthmann, N., Frank, L., Handy, S., Hill, J., Ryan, S., Sallis, J., Glanz, K., and Brownson, R.  (2010). Developer and realtor perspectives on the factors that influence development, sales, and perceived demand for activity-friendly communities.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7(Suppl 1), S48-S59.
Fullilove, M., Lee, C., and Sallis, J.F.  (2011). Engaging communities to create active living environments.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8 (suppl 1), S1-S4.
Millstein, R.A., and Sallis, J.F.  (2011). Youth advocacy for obesity prevention: The next wave of social change for health.  Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, Research, 1(3), 497-505.  Published online July 2011; DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0060-0.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Lee, S., and Rosenberg, D.E.  (2011). Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth: A review.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 442-455.*
Zhu, X., and Sallis, J.F.  (2011). Designing for healthy communities: Active living and comprehensive community development. Journal of the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, 2(2), 9-20. *
Zhu, X., and Sallis, J.F.  (2011). State of practice in designing for healthy communities. Journal of the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, 2(2), 21-24.
Sallis, J.F., Millstein, R.A., and Carlson, J.A.  (2011). Community design for physical activity.  pp. 33-49.  In A.L. Dannenberg, H. Frumkin, & R.J. Jackson, eds.  Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-Being, and Sustainability.  Washington, DC: Island.
Sallis, J.F., Adams, M.A., and Ding, D.  (2011). Physical activity and the built environment.  pp. 433-451.  In J. Cawley, ed.  The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity.  New York: Oxford.
Sallis, J.F., Floyd, M.F., Rodriguez, D.A., and Saelens, B.E.  (2012).  The role of built environments in physical activity, obesity, and CVD.  Circulation, 125, 729-737.
Mendoza, J.A., Salmon, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2012). Partnerships for progress in active living: From research to action. Health & Place, 18(1), 1-4.
Sallis, J.F., Carlson, J.A, and Mignano, A.M. (2012).  Promoting youth physical activity through physical education and after-school programs. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 23(3),493-510. (Invited review)
Sallis, J.F., Cutter, C.L., Lou, D., Spoon, C., Wilson, A.L., Ding, D., Ponkshe, P., Cervero, R. Patrick, K., Schmid, T.L., Mignano, A., and Orleans, C.T. (2014).  Active Living Research: Creating and using evidence to support childhood obesity prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 46(2), 195-207. Accompanied by evaluation of ALR-2 that is available through open access*
Whitt-Glover, M.C., Bennett, G., and Sallis, J.F.  (2013).  Introduction to the Active Living Research supplement: Disparities in environments and policies that support active living. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1, suppl 1), 1-5.
Sallis, J.F. Commentary in "Notes from the field: Planting, nurturing, and watching things grow."  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45, 696-697. (One of several invited commentaries on the end of Kevin Patrick's editorship of AJPM)

Engelberg, J.K., Carlson, J.A., Black, M.L., Ryan, S., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Ciclovia participation in San Diego, CA: The first CicloSDias. Preventive Medicine, 69 (suppl.), S66-S73.

Jakicic, J.M., Sox, H., Blair, S.N., Bensink, M., Johnson, W.G., King, A.C., Lee, I.-M., Nahum-Shani, I., Sallis, J.F., Sallis, R.E., Craft, L., Whitehead, J.R., and Ainsworth, A.E.  (2015). Comparative effectiveness research: A roadmap for physical activity and healthy lifestyles. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(8), 1747-1754. [Epub ahead of print: November 25, 2014]. PMID: 25426735.

My presentation on building physical and social environments for physical activity in high-risk communities was summarized in: Breiner, H., Parker, L., & Olson, S. (rapporteurs) (2014). Creating equal opportunities for a healthy weight: Workshop summary. National Academies Press: Washington, DC, pages 15-16.

Pollack, K.M., Gonzalez, E.R., Hager, E.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). The Active Living Research 2014 Conference: "Niche to norm". Preventive Medicine, 69 (suppl.), S1-S4. (Guest Editor commentary).

Sallis, J.F. (2015). Advancing systems thinking through the Healthy Kids Healthy Communities evaluation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 21(3, suppl), S88-S89. (invited commentary).

My presentation on "Blueprint for active living communities: Innovative solutions" was summarized in the Institute of Medicine Workshop Summary. (2015). Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutions. National Academies Press: Washington, DC, pages 94-98.

Rodriguez, D.A., Lounsbery, M.A.F., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). The Active Living Research 2015 conference: The science of policy implementation. Environment and Behavior, 48(1), 4-12. (Guest Editor commentary).*

Ward, D.S., Welker, E., Choate, A., Henderson, K.E., Lott, M., Tovar, A., Wilson, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Strength of obesity prevention interventions in early care and education settings: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 95, S37-S52.

Sallis, J. F. (2017). Changing physical activity environments. In K.D. Brownell and B.T. Walsh, eds. Eating disorders and obesity: A comprehensive handbook, 3rd edition. pp. 645-649. New York: Guilford.

Carlson, J.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Environment and policy interventions. In W. Zhu and N. Owen (Eds.), Sedentary Behavior and Health: Concepts, Assessments, and Interventions. pp. 285-295, 409-410. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Carlson, J., Dean, K., and Sallis, J. (2017). Measures registry user guide: Physical activity environment. National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Washington, DC.*

Sallis, J.F., and Floyd, M.F. (2019). The development of a new interdisciplinary field: Active Living Research - A Foundation-supported interdisciplinary research funding program. In K.L. Hall, A.L. Vogel, & R.T. Croyle, Eds. Strategies for Team Science Success: Handbook of Evidence-Based Principles for Cross- Disciplinary Science and Practical Lessons Learned from Health Researchers. Pp. 523-540. New York: Springer.

Amherst Youth Physical Activity Study

Durant, N., Kerr, J., Harris, S.K, Saelens, B.E., Norman, G.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Environmental and safety barriers to youth physical activity in parks and streets: Reliability and validity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 21, 86-99.
Grow, H.M., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Durant, N.H., Norman, G.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2008).   Where are youth active? Roles of proximity, active transport, and built environment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40, 2071-2079.
Durant, N., Harris, S.K., Doyle, S., Person, S., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., and Sallis, J.F.  (2009). Relation of school environment and policy to adolescent physical activity.  Journal of School Health, 79, 153-159.
Ding, D., Bracy, N.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Norman, G.J., Harris, S.K., Durant, N., Rosenberg, D., and Kerr, J. (2012).  Is fear of strangers related to physical activity among youth?  American Journal of Health Promotion, 26(3), 189-195.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Saelens, B.E., Harris, S.K., Kerr, J., Rosenberg, D., Durant, N., and Glanz, K.  (2012).  Community food environment, home food environment, and fruit and vegetable intake of children and adolescents.  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 634-638.  doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2010.07.003.

GRAD: Graduate Ready for Activity Daily

Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., Lovato, C.Y., and Campbell, J. (1994). Physical activity and its determinants before and after college graduation. Medicine, Exercise, Nutrition, and Health, 3, 323-334. 
Sallis, J.F., Johnson, M.F., Calfas, K.J., Caparosa, S., and Nichols, J. (1997). Assessing perceived physical environment variables that may influence physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 345-351. 
Sarkin, J.A., Marshall, S.J., Larson, K.A., Calfas, K.J., and Sallis, J.F. (1998). A comparison of methods of recruitment to a health promotion program for university seniors. Preventive Medicine, 27 , 562-571.*
Johnson, M.F., Nichols, J.F., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., and Hovell, M.F. (1998). Interrelationships between physical activity and other health behaviors among university women and men. Preventive Medicine, 27, 536-544. 
    
Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Nichols, J.F., Sarkin, J.A., Johnson, M.F., Caparosa, S., Thompson, S., and Alcaraz, J.E. (1999). Evaluation of a university course to promote physical activity: Project GRAD. Research Quarterly for Exercise for Sport, 70, 1-10. 
    
Williams, C.D., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., and Burke, R.S. (1999). Psychosocial correlates of television viewing. American Journal of Health Promotion, 13, 207-214. 
    
Nichols, J.F., Morgan, C.G., Sarkin, J.A., Sallis, J.F., and Calfas, K.J. (1999). Validity, reliability, and calibration of the Tritrac accelerometer as a measure of physical activity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31, 908-912. 
    
Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Alcaraz, J.E., Gehrman, C., and Johnson, M.F. (1999). Potential mediators of change in a physical activity promotion course for university students: Project GRAD. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 149-158. 
    
Sarkin, J.A., Nichols, J.F., Sallis, J.F., and Calfas, K.J. (2000). Self-report measures and scoring protocols affect prevalence estimates of meeting physical activity guidelines. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32, 149-156. 
    
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., Nichols, J.F., Sarkin, J.A., Johnson, M.F., Caparosa, S., Thompson, S., Gehrman, C.A., and Alcaraz, J.E. (2000). Project GRAD: Two-year outcomes of a randomized controlled physical activity intervention among young adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 18, 28-37. 
    
Nichols, J.F., Morgan, C.G., Chabot, L.E., Sallis, J.F., and Calfas, K.J. (2000). Assessment of physical activity with the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer: Laboratory versus field validation. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71, 36-43. 
    
Nichols, J.F., Wellman, E., Caparosa, S., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., and Rowe, R. (2000). Impact of a worksite behavioral skills intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion, 14, 218-221.
 

Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., Sarkin, J.A., and Calfas, K.J. (2000). Examination of the factor structure of physical activity behaviors. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 53, 866-874.* 

    

Saelens, B.E., Gehrman, C.A., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Sarkin, J.A., and Caparosa, S. (2000). Use of self-management strategies in a 2-year cognitive-behavioral intervention to promote physical activity. Behavior Therapy, 31, 365-379. 

    

Zabinski, M.F., Calfas, K.J., Gehrman, C.A., Wilfley, D.E., and Sallis, J.F.  (2001). Effects of a physical activity intervention on body image in university seniors: Project GRAD.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 23, 247-252.  

    

Hayden-Wade, H.A., Coleman, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Armstrong, C. (2003). Validation of the telephone and in-person interview versions of the 7-day PAR. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35, 801-809. 

    

Leslie, E., Johnson-Kozlow, M., Sallis, J.F., Owen, N., and Bauman, A. (2003). Reliability of moderate-intensity and vigorous physical activity stage of change measures for young adults. Preventive Medicine, 37, 177-181.*

    

Johnson-Kozlow, M.F., Sallis, J.F., and Calfas, K.J. (2004). Does life stress moderate the effects of a physical activity intervention? Psychology and Health, 19, 479-489.

IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire and International Physical Activity Prevalence Study

Craig, C.L., Marshall, A.L., Sjostrom, M., Bauman, A.E., Booth, M.L., Ainsworth, B.E., Pratt, M., Ekelund, U., Yngve, A., Sallis, J.F., and Oja, P. (2003). International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35, 1381-1895. 
    
Vandelanotte, C., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Philippaerts, R., Sjostrom, M., and Sallis, J. (2005). Reliability and validity of a computerized and Dutch version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2, 63-75. 
    
Johnson-Kozlow, M., Sallis, J.F., Gilpin, E.A., Rock, C.L., and Pierce, J.P. (2006). Comparative validation of the IPAQ and the 7-day PAR among women diagnosed with breast cancer. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.  
    
Rosenberg, D.E, Bull, F.C., Marshall, A.L., Sallis, J.F., and Bauman, A.E. (2008). Assessment of sedentary behavior with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5(Suppl. 1), S30-S44. 
    
Bergman, P., Grjibovski, A.M., Hagstromer, M., Sallis, J.F., and Sjöström, M.  (2009). The association between health enhancing physical activity and neighbourhood environment among Swedish adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6, 8.  doi:10.1186/1479-5868-6-8.  
    
Bauman, A., Bull, F.C., Craig, C.L., Ainsworth, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Bowles, H.R. Hagstromer, M., Sjostrom, M., Pratt, M., and the IPS Group.  (2009). The International Prevalence Study on Physical Activity: Results from 20 countries.  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6:21. Posted March 31, 2009.  
    
Sallis, J.F., Bowles, H.R., Bauman, A., Ainsworth, B.E., Bull, F.C., Craig, C.L., Sjöström, M., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Lefevre, J., Matsudo, V., Matsudo, S., Macfarlane, D.J., Gomez, L.F., Inoue, S., Murase, N., Volbekiene, V., McLean, G., Carr, H., Heggebo, L.K., Tomten, H., and Bergman, P.  (2009). Neighborhood environments and physical activity among adults in 11 countries.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36, 484-490.  
    
Bauman, A., Ainsworth, B.E., Bull, F., Craig, C.L., Hagstromer, M., Sallis, J.F., Pratt, M., and Sjostrom, M.  (2009). Progress and pitfalls in the use of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire [IPAQ] for adult physical activity surveillance.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5 (suppl. 1), S5-S8.  (invited commentary) 
    
Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Carlson, J.A., Norman, G.J., Saelens, B.E., Durant, N., and Ainsworth, B.E.  (2010). Evaluating a brief self-report measure of neighborhood environments for physical activity research and surveillance: Physical activity neighborhood environment scale (PANES).  Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 533-540. 
    
Bauman, A., Ainsworth, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Hagstromer, M., Craig, C.L., Bull, F.C., Pratt, M., Venugopal, K., Chau, J., Sjostrom, M., and the IPS Group.  (2011). The descriptive epidemiology of sitting: A 20 country comparison using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 228-237.  
    
Ding, D., Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Hovell, M.F., Chambers, C.D., Hofstetter, C.R., Bowles, H.R., Hagstromer, M., Craig, C.L., Gomez, L.F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Macfarlane, D.J., Ainsworth, B.E., Bergman, P., Bull, F.C., Carr, H., Klasson-Heggebo, L., Inoue, S., Murase, N., Matsudo, S., Matsudo, V., McLean, G., Sjostrom, M., Tomten, H., Lefevre, J., Volbekiene, V., and Bauman, A.E. (2013). Perceived neighborhood environment and physical activity in 11 countries: Do associations differ by country?  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10:57. Posted online May 14, 2013. PMCID: PMC3663693.  
    
Adams, M.A., Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Bowles, H.R., Ainsworth, B.E., Bergman, P., Bull, F.C., Carr, H., Craig, C.L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Gomez, L.F., Inoue, S., Heggebo, L.K., Lefevre, J., Macfarlane, D.J., Matsudo, S., Matsudo, V., Murase, N., Sjöström, M., Tomten, H., Volbekiene, V., and Bauman, A.  (2013). Patterns of neighborhood environment attributes related to physical activity across 11 countries: A latent class analysis.  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10:34. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-34 PMCID:  PMC3615945.  
    
Cleland, C.L., Hunter, R.F., Kee, F., Cupples, M.E., Sallis, J.F., and Tully, M.A. (2014). Validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing levels and change in moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour in Northern Ireland. BMC Public Health, 14:1255 (released online December 10, 2014).  
  
Perez, L.G., Conway, T.L., Bauman, A., Kerr, J., Elder, J.P., Arredondo, E.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Socio-demographic moderators of environment-physical activity associations: Results from the International Prevalence Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(1), 22-29. Posted online August 10, 2017. 

IPEN: International Physical Activity and Environment Network.
Adolescent Studies

De Meester, F., Van Dyck, D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Deforche, B., Sallis, J.F., and Cardon, G. (2012).  Active living neighborhoods: Is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?  BMC Public Health, 12:7.  

Oyeyemi, A.L., Kasoma, S.S., Onywera, V.O., Assah, F., Assah, F., Adedoyin, R.A., Conway, T.L., Moss, S.J., Ocansey, R., Kolbe-Alexander, T.L., Akinroye, K.K., Prista, A., Larouche, R., Gavand, K.A., Cain, K.L., Lambert, E.V., Aryeetey, R., Bartels, C., Tremblay, M.S., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). NEWS for Africa: Adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countries. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,13:33. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-016-0357-y.   

Van Wollenghem, G., Ghekiere, A., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., D’Haese, S., Geremia, C.M., Lenoir, M., Sallis, J.F., Verhoeven, H., and Van Dyck, D. (2016). Using an audit tool (MAPS Global) to assess the characteristics of the physical environment related to walking for transport in youth: Reliability of Belgian data. International Journal of Health Geographics, 15: 41.DOI: 10.1186/s12942-016-0069-1.

Oyeyemi, A.L., Conway, T.L., Adedoyin, R.A., Akinroye, K.K., Aryeetey, R., Assah, F., Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Kasoma, S.S., Kolbe-Alexander, T.L., Lambert, E.V., Larouche, R., Moss, S.J., Ocansey, R., Onywera, V.O., Prista, A., Tremblay, M.S., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Construct validity of the neighborhood environment walkability scale for Africa. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49(3), 482-491.  DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001131     

Kline, L., Jones-Smith, J., Miranda, J.J., Pratt, M., Reis, R.S., Rivera, J., Sallis, J.F., and Popkin, B.M. (2017). A research agenda to guide progress on childhood obesity prevention in Latin America. Obesity Reviews, 18 (Suppl 2), 19-27. DOI: 10.1111/obr.12572     

Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Adams, M.A., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Neighborhood built environment and socio-economic status in relation to multiple health outcomes in adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 105, 88-94.      
Cain, K.L., Geremia, C.M., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Fox, E.H., Timperio, A., Veitch, J., Van Dyck, D., Verhoeven, H., Reis, R., Augusto, A., Cerin, E., Mellecker, R.R., Queralt, A.,
Molina-Garcia, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Development and reliability of a streetscape observation instrument for international use: MAPS-Global. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15:19. DOI 10.1186/s12966-018-0650-z.      

Cerin, E., Sit, C.H., Barnett, A., Huang, W.Y., Gao, G.Y., Wong, S.H., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Reliability of self-report measures of correlates of obesity-related behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents for the iHealt (H) and IPEN adolescent studies. Archives of Public Health, 75(1), 38.     

Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Barnett, A., Smith, M., Veitch, J., Cain, K.L., Salonna, F., Reis, R.S., Molina-Garcia, J., Hinckson, E., Manan Wan Muda, W.A., Anjana, R.M., van Dyck, D., Oyeyemi, A.L., Timperio, A., Christiansen, L.B., Mitáš, J., Moran, M., Islam, M.Z., Mellecker, R.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Development and validation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth across six continents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16: 122.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0890-6     

Cain, K.L., Salmon, J., Conway, T.L., Cerin, E., Hinckson, E., Mitáš, J., Schipperijn, J., Frank, L.D., Ajana, R.M., Barnett, A., Dygrýn, J., Islam, M.Z., Molina-Garcia, J., Moran, M., Wanan Wan Muda, W.A., Oyeyemi, A.L., Reis, R., Santos, M.P., Schmidt, T., Schofield, G., Timperio, A., van Dyck, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). The International Physical Activity and Built Environment Study of Adolescents: IPEN Adolescent design, protocol, and measures. BMJ Open, 11, e046636. Open access to article only Link to article + Supplemental Tables* (bmj.com), doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046636    

Queralt, A., Molina-Garcia, J., Terrón-Pérez, M., Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Timperio, A., Veitch, J., Reis, R., Paula Silva, A.A., Ghekiere, A., Van Dyck, D., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on-street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries. International Journal of Health Geographics, 20:6.Open access     

Fox, E.H., Chapman, J.E., Moland, A., Alfonsin, N.E., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Cerin, E., Vanwolleghem, G., Van Dyck, D., Queralt, A., Molina-García, J., Hino, A.A.F., Lopes, A.A.S., Salmon, J., Timperio, A. and Kershaw, S.E. (2021). International evaluation of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) Global instrument: comparative assessment between local and remote online observers. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18: 84.Open access and DOI, Direct link to pdf

IPEN: International Physical Activity and Environment Network.
Adult Studies

Van Dyck, D., Cardon, G., Deforche B., Sallis, J.F., Owen, N., and De Bourdeadhuij, I. (2010). Neighborhood SES and walkability are related to physical activity behavior in Belgian adults. Preventive Medicine, 50, S74-S79.*  
    
Inoue, S., Ohya, Y., Odagiri, Y., Takamiya, T., Ishii, K., Kitabayashi, M., Suijo, K., Sallis, J.F., and Shimomitsu, T. (2010). Association between perceived neighborhood environment and walking among adults in 4 cities in Japan. Journal of Epidemiology, 20, 277-286.  
    
Van Dyck, D., Cardon, G., Deforche, B., Owen, N., Sallis, J. F., and De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2010). Neighborhood walkability and sedentary time in Belgian adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 39, 25-32. 
    
Molina-Garcia, J., Castillo, I., and Sallis, J.F. (2010). Psychosocial and environmental correlates of active commuting for university students. Preventive Medicine 51, 136-138.  
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Cardon, G., Deforche, B., Sallis, J.F., Owen, N., and DeBourdeaudhuij, I. (2010). Physical activity as a mediator of the associations between neighborhood walkability and adiposity in Belgian adults. Health and Place, 16, 952-960. 
    
Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Spence, J.C., Gidlow, C., and Inoue, S. (2010). Latest findings on built environments and physical activity in diverse countries: IPEN. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7 (suppl. 3), S362-S364. (Report of symposium at The Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health. Toronto, Canada. May 5-8, 2010) 
    
Inoue, S., Murase, N., Shimomitsu, T., Ohya, Y., Odagiri, Y., Takamiya, T., Ishii, K., Katsumura, T., and Sallis, J.F.  (2009). Association of physical activity and neighborhood environment among Japanese adults.  Preventive Medicine, 48 (4), 321-325.  
    
Oyeyemi, A.L., Adegoke, B.O.A., Oyeyemi, A.Y., and Sallis, J.F.  (2011). Perceived environmental correlates of physical activity and walking in African young adults.  American Journal of Health Promotion, 25(5), e10-e19.  Online only.  DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.090918-QUAN-304 
    
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Du, J., Zheng, M., He, H., and Owen, N.  (2011). Physical activity and sedentary behaviors among rural adults in Suixi, China: A cross-sectional study.  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8, 37. 
    
Van Dyck, D., Cardon, G., Deforche, B., Giles-Corti, B., Sallis, J.F., Owen, N., and De Bourdeaudhuij, I.  (2011). Environmental and psychosocial correlates of accelerometer-assessed and self-reported physical activity in Belgian adults.  International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 18, 2350. 
    
Sallis, J.F.  (2011). Environmental and policy research on physical activity is going global.  Research on Exercise Epidemiology, 13(2), 111-117. *  
    
Oyeyemi, A.L., Adegoke, B.O., Oyeyemi, A.Y., Deforche, B., De Bourdeadhuij, I., and Sallis, J.F.  (2012).  Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 32.*  
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Kerr, J., Cardon, G., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2012).  Associations between perceived neighborhood environmental attributes and adults' sedentary behavior: Findings from the USA, Australia, and Belgium. Social Science and Medicine, 74, 1375-1384. 
    
Oyeyemi, A.L., Adegoke, B.O., Sallis, J.F., Oyeyemi, A.Y., and De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2012). Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria. BMC Public Health, 12, 294.   Published online April 21, 2012.*
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Kerr, J., Cardon, G., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F.  (2012).  Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with adults' transport-related walking and cycling: Findings from the USA, Australia, and Belgium. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 70. Posted online June 12, 2012.   * 
    
Cerin, E.,  Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Kerr, J., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Reis, R.S., Sarmiento, O.L., Hinckson, E.A., Salvo, D., Christiansen, L.B., MacFarlane, D.J., Davey, R., Mitas, J., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Sharing good NEWS across the world: Developing comparable scores across 12 countries for the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS). BMC Public Health, 13:309. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-309. PMCID:  PMC3642009. 
    
Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Adams, M.A., Husak, L.E., and Sallis, J.F.  (2013). Comparison of older and newer generations of ActiGraph accelerometers with the normal filter and low frequency extension. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10:51. (Posted online April 25, 2013). DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-51.  PMCID: PMC3641979.  
    
Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Owen, N., DeBourdeaudhuij, I., Cerin, E., Frank, L., Reis, R., Fromel, K., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., MacFarlane, D., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., Badland, H., Guileen-Grima, F., Davey, R., Bauman, A., Saelens, B., Riddoch, C., Ainsworth, B., Pratt, M., Schimd, T., Adams, M., Conway, T., Cain, K., Van Dyke, D., and Bracy, N.  (2013).  Advancing science and policy through a coordinated international study of physical activity and built environments: IPEN methods.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10, 581-601. 
    
Van Dyck, D., Sallis, J.F., Cardon, G., DeForche, B., Adams, M.A., Geremia, C., and De Bourdeaudhui, I. (2013). Associations of neighborhood characteristics with active park use: An observational study in the USA and Belgium. International Journal of Health Geographics, 12:26. PMCID:  PMC3651346.  *
    
Oyeyemi, A.L., Sallis, J.F., Deforche, B., Oyeyemi, A.Y., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Van Dyck, D. (2013).  Evaluation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scales in Nigeria.  International Journal of Health Geographics, 12:16.  http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/12/1/16 PMCID:  PMC3606828. 
    
Oyeyemi, A.L., Deforche, B., Sallis, J.F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Van Dyck, D. (2013). Behavioral mediators of the association between neighborhood environment and weight status in Nigerian adults. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28 (1), 23-31. 
    
Oyeyemi, A.L., Sallis, J.F., Oyeyemi, A.Y., DeBourdeadhuij, I., Amin, M.M., and Deforche, B. (2013).  Adaptation, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale in Nigeria (PANES-N). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10, 1079-1090. Posted online December 7, 2012. 
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Kerr, J., Cardon, G., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2013).  Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with adults' leisure-time physical activity: Findings from Belgium, Australia, and the USA.  Health and Place, 19, 59-68. 
    
Sugiyama, T., Cerin, E., Owen, N., Oyeyemi, A.L., Conway, T.L., Van Dyck, D., Schipperijn, J., Macfarlane, D.J., Salvo, D., Reis, R.S., Mitáš, J., Sarmiento, O.L., Davey, R., Schofield, G., Orzanco-Garralda, R., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Perceived neighborhood environment attributes associated with adults' recreational walking: IPEN Adult study in 12 countries. Health and Place, 28, 22-30. 
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Kerr, J., Cardon, G., and Sallis, J.F. (2014).  Interacting psychosocial and environmental correlates of leisure-time physical activity: A three-country study. Health Psychology, 33(7), 699-709. Online First Publication, November 18, 2013. doi: 10.1037/a0033516. 
    
Adams, M.A., Frank, L.D., Schipperijn, J., Smith, G., Chapman, J., Christiansen, L.B., Coffee, N., Salvo, D., du Toit, L., Jan Dygrýn, J., Hino, A.A.F., Lai, P-C., Mavoa, S., Pinzón, J.D., Van de Weghe, N., Cerin, E., Davey, R., Macfarlane, D., Owen, N., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). International variation in neighborhood walkability, transit, and recreation environments using Geographic Information Systems: The IPEN Adult Study. International Journal of Health Geographics, 13:43. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-43.  * 
    
Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Van Dyck, D., Hinckson, E., Schipperijn, J., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Davey, R.C., Hino, A.A.F., Mitáš, J., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Salvo, D., Sarmiento, O.L., Christiansen, L.B., Macfarlane, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Neighborhood environments and objectively measured physical activity in 11 countries. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(12), 2253-2264. Published online April 28, 2014. PubMed PMID:  24781892. 
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Hinckson, E., Reis, R.S., Davey, R., Sarmiento, O.L., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., Macfarlane, D., Salvo, D., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Owen, N., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). International study of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time with body mass index and obesity: IPEN Adult study. International Journal of Obesity, 39, 199-207. 
    
Giles-Corti, B., Sallis, J.F., Sugiyama, T., Frank, L.D., Lowe, M., and Owen, N. (2015). Translating active living research into policy and practice: One important pathway to chronic disease prevention. Journal of Public Health Policy, 36(2), 231-243. Open access. *
    
De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Van Dyck, D., Salvo, D., Davey, R., Reis, R.S., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Mitas, J., Christiansen, L.B., Macfarlane, D., Sugiyama, T., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Owen, N., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Cerin, E. (2015). International study of perceived neighbourhood environmental attributes and Body Mass Index: IPEN Adult study in 12 countries. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 62.  
    
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Salvo, D., Christiansen, L.B., Macfarlane, D., Owen, N., Mitas, J., Troelsen, J., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Davey, R., Reis, R., Sarmiento, O.L., Schofield, G., Conway, T.L.,  and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Moderating effects of age, gender and education on the associations of perceived neighborhood environment attributes with accelerometer-based physical activity: The IPEN Adult study. Health and Place, 36, 65-73.   
    
  
Kerr, J., Emond, J.A., Badland, H., Reis, R., Sarmiento, O., Carlson, J., Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Cain, K., Conway, T., Schofield, G., Macfarlane, D.J., Christiansen, L.B., Van Dyck, D., Davey, R., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Salvo, D., Sugiyama, T., Owen, N., Mitas, J., and Natarajan, L. (2016). Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with walking and cycling for transport among adult residents of 17 cities in 12 countries: The IPEN study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(3), 290-298. Posted online July 17, 2015. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1409466. 
   
Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Adams, M.A., Frank, L.D., Pratt, M., Salvo, D., Schipperijn, J., Smith, G., Cain, K.L., Davey, R., Kerr, J., Lai, P-C., Mitas, J., Reis, R., Sarmiento, O.L., Schofield, G., Troelsen, J., Van Dyck, D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Owen, N. (2016). Urban environments in 14 cities worldwide are related to physical activity. The Lancet, 387(no. 10034), 2207-2217. Released online April 1, 2016.  Open access  Research brief  Blog Infographic 

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Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Oyeyemi, A., Owen, N., Conway, T.L., Cochrane, T., van Dyck, D., Schipperijn, J., Mitaš, J., Toftager, M., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Correlates of agreement between accelerometry and self-reported physical activity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(6), 1075-1084.
 
    
  
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