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Yancey, A.K., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Physical activity: Cinderella or Rodney Dangerfield? Preventive Medicine, 49, 277-279. Editorial for theme issue: Forum on Physical Activity Research and Funding.
King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Why and how to improve physical activity promotion: Lessons from behavioral science and related fields. Preventive Medicine, 49, 286-288. Invited commentary.
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.
Sallis, J.F. (2010). We do not have to sacrifice children’s health to achieve academic goals. Journal of Pediatrics, 156, 696-697. doi:10.1016/j.peds.2010.01.001 *
deNazelle, A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Anto, J.M., Brauer, M., Briggs, D., Braun-Fahrlander, C., Cavill, N., Cooper, A.R., Desqueyroux, H., Fruin, S., Hoek, G., Panis, L.I., Janssen, N., Jerrett, M., Joffe, M., Jovanovic, Z., vanKempen, E., Kingham, S., Kubesch, N., Leyden, K., Marshall, J.D., Matamala, J., Mellios, G., Mendez, M., Nassif, H., Ogilvie, D., Peiro, R., Perez, K., Rabl, A., Ragettli, M., Rodriguez, D., Rojas, D., Ruiz, P., Sallis, J.F., Terwoert, J., Toussaint, J-F., Tuomisto, J., Zuurbier, M., and Lebret, E. (2011). Improving health through policies that promote active travel: A review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment. Environment International, 37, 766-777. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2011.02.003
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.
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., McKenzie, T.L., Beets, M.W., Beighle, A., Erwin, H., and Lee, S. (2012). Physical education's role in public health: Steps forward and backward over 20 years and HOPE for the future. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 83(2), 125-135. *
Khan, K.M., Thompson, A.M., Blair, S.N., Sallis, J.F., Powell, K., Bull, F., and Bauman, A.E. (2012). Sport and exercise: Important contributor to the health of nations? The Lancet, 380, 59-64.
Corder, K., Crespo, N.C., van Sluijs, E.M.F., Shadron, L.M., Moody, J.S., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (2012). Predictors of change in sports participation in Latino and non-Latino children. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46, 684-688. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090105.
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. (2012). A proportional public health response to physical inactivity. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 18(5), 399-401. (Invited commentary)
Sallis, J.F. (2012). Big issues in preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine, 55, 531-532. (Invited commentary). Posted online July 17, 2012.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Chriqui, J.F., Schneider, L., McDermid, L.C., and Agron, P. (2013). State policies about physical activity minutes in physical education or during the school day. Journal of School Health, 83(3), 150-156. Research brief on this paper*
Sallis, J.F., Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Lemes, A., and Wagner, N. (2013). Trends in presentations of environmental and policy studies related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010: A commentary to accompany the Active Living Research Suppment to Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1, suppl 1), 14-17.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Dillon, L.I., Frank, L.D., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Environmental and demographic correlates of bicycling. Preventive Medicine, 57, 456-460. Published online June 19, 2013. Open access. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.014 Also see related research brief here.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Mignano, A.M., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Elementary school practices and children's objectively measured physical activity during school. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 591-595. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.003.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
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.)
Sallis, J.F. Increasing activity, fitness worth the effort. One of several commentaries on "How to get California kids physically fit?" California Healthcare Foundation online Think Tank. Posted December 4, 2014.
Economos, C.D., Sallis, J.F., Keith, N.R., and Newkirk, J. (2014). The Active Living Research 2013 Conference: Achieving change across sectors: Integrating research, policy, and practice. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl), S1-S4.
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., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2. Longer report, data tables, slides*
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. *
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to a pdf of the Open Access paper
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F., Burdett, R., Frank, L.D., Griffiths, P., Giles-Corti, B., and Stevenson, M. (2016). Using science to guide city planning, policy and practice: Achieving health and sustainable future cities. The Lancet, September, 31-41. Paper 3 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Open access
Website for the Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health
Twitter: #Healthycities and #Lancetcities
Recording of the launch event in New York City, at the Japan Society: September 23, 2016.
My blog about the launch events
Labarthe, D.R., Goldstein, L.B., Antman, E., Arnett, D., Fonarow, G., Alberts, M., Hayman, L.L., Khera, A., Sallis, J.F., Daniels, S.R., Sacco, R.L., Li, S., Ku, L., Lantz, P., Robinson, J.G., Creager, M.A., Van Horn, L., Kris-Etherton, P., Bhatnagar, A., and Whitsel, L.P.; on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Council on Hypertension, Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. (2016). Evidence-based policy making: Assessment of the American Heart Association's strategic policy portfolio. Circulation, 133, e615-e653.
Open access: DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410.). Published online April 4, 2016.
Millstein, R.A., Woodruff, S.I., Linton, L., Edwards, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). A pilot study evaluating the effects of a youth advocacy program on youth readiness to advocate for environment and policy changes for obesity prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 648-658. DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0408-6. Published online June 2, 2016.
Sallis, J. 'Sharrows don't protect cyclists.' Letter to the editor. Los Angeles Times. July 16, 2016. p. A13. In response to op-ed by Tom Babin, "No need to claim the lane." July 12, 2016.
Sallis, J.F. (2016). New evidence for the role of transportation in health. The Lancet Public Health. Invited commentary. Open access: Published Online October 28, 2016.
Invited commentary on the following article
Sallis, J. "Give cyclists their own roads." Letter to the editor. Los Angeles Times. March 7, 2017, p. A8.*
Letter to the editor about March for Science. San Diego Union-Tribune. April 28, 2017*
Letter to the editor about March for Science. San Diego Union-Tribune. April 28, 2017.
Buscemi, J., Bennett, G.G., Sheinfeld Gorin, S., Pagoto, S.L., Sallis, J.F., Wilson, D.K., and Fitzgibbon, M.L. (2017). A 6-year update of the health policy and advocacy priorities of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7, 903-911. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0507-z.
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non-communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479 Open access: Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials
Millstein, R. A., Woodruff, S. I., Linton, L. S., Edwards, C. C., & Sallis, J. F. (2016). Development of measures to evaluate youth advocacy for obesity prevention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 84. DOI 10.1186/s12966-016-0410-x *
Sallis, J.F. (2019). Pathways for translating behavioral medicine research to policy and practice. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9, 1248-1255. DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby103 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author)
Sallis, J.F. “Active Healthy Cities Are a Key to Success”. Published on Circulate San Diego website.
This blog comments on new mixed use zoning code for City of San Diego. October 9, 2019.
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284
Sallis, J.F., & Rodriguez, D.A. Community supports for physical activity: Why and how to keep track of them. Blog post for American Heart Association Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation. https://healthmetrics.heart.org/community- supports-for-physical-activity-why-and-how-to-keep-track-of-them/
Sallis, J.F., and Pratt, M. (2020). Multiple benefits of physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Brasilian Journal of Physical Activity/Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica & Saude, 25, 14268. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Sallis, J.F. & Pratt, M. Physical activity can be helpful in the pandemic. Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune. April 7, 2020. Commentary. This is a recording of my lecture to UC San Diego medical students on this topic. Blog posted on the Exercise Is Medicine website: Call to Action: Physical Activity and COVID-19 . Featured on the EIM COVID-19 landing page Spanish translation on the RAFA/PANA website that reaches physical activity professionals throughout Latin America: Post on Agita Mundo website, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Blog (with references) and lecture featured on ISBNPA website. PlayCore’s news and social media (lecture and blog): Blog on America Walks website Material incorporated into a blog from UCSD Health. Posted May 14, 2020. Blog adapted for India.
Adlahka, D., Sallis, J.F., & Pratt, M. COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial. The News Minute (India), April 16, 2020. *
Interview (45 min) with Catherine Carrigan for her “Natural Healing Show” on UK Health Radio. Topic is physical activity and COVID-19. Recorded October 26, 2020.*
Crist, K., Bolling, K., Schipperijn, J., Hurst, S., Takemoto, M., Sallis, J.F, and Kerr, J. (2018). Collaboration between health researchers and transport planners: A qualitative study of attitudes to data driven approaches. Journal of Transport and Health,8, 157-168. Open access:
Deadly sprawl. Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2020. Commenting on this op-ed.*
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non- communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479 https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479
Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials
See an article in The Conversation (UK) based on this paper. Released July 24, 2020.
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Patch, C., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Levy, S., Spoon, C, Butte, K.J., Sannidihi, D., Millstein, R.A., Glorioso, D., Jeste, D.V., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Engaging older adults as advocates for age-friendly, walkable communities: The Senior Change Makers Pilot Study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Open access
Carlson, J.A., Steel, C., Bejarano, C.M., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Sallis, J.F., Kerner, J., Brownson, R., and Zimmerman, S. (2020). Walking school bus programs: Implementation factors, implementation outcomes, and student outcomes, 2017-2018. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17: E127. Open access DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200061. PMID: 33059796. PMCID: PMC7587300
Hasson, R., Sallis, J.F., Coleman, N., Kaushal, N., Nocera, V., and Keith, N. (2021). COVID-19: Implications for physical activity, health disparities, and health equity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. DOI: DOI: 10.1177/15598276211029222 Article access
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021. Link*
Concepts and Models
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., 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.*
Barlow, S., and the Expert Committee. (2007). Expert committee recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report. Pediatrics, 120, S254-S288.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Linton, L.S., Kraft, M.K., Cutter, C.L., Kerr, J., Weitzel, J., Wilson, A., Spoon, C., Harrison, I.D., Cervero, R., Patrick, K., Scmid, T., and Pratt, M. (2009). The Active Living Research Program: Six years of grantmaking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (2Suppl.2), S10-S21.
Yancey, A.K., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Physical activity: Cinderella or Rodney Dangerfield? Preventive Medicine, 49, 277-279. Editorial for theme issue: Forum on Physical Activity Research and Funding.
King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Why and how to improve physical activity promotion: Lessons from behavioral science and related fields. Preventive Medicine, 49, 286-288. Invited commentary.
Sallis, J.F. (2010). Temporal self-regulation theory: A step forward in the evolution of health behaviour models. Health Psychology Review, 4, 75-78. Published online July 29, 2010. dx.doi.org/10.1080/17437191003681545
(invited commentary)
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Eakin, E.E., Gardiner, P.A., Tremblay, M.S., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Adults' sedentary behavior: Determinants and interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 189-196. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.013
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.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Beets, M.W., Beighle, A., Erwin, H., and Lee, S. (2012). Physical education's role in public health: Steps forward and backward over 20 years and HOPE for the future. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 83(2), 125-135. *
Bauman, A.E., Reis, R.S., Sallis, J.F., Wells, J.C., Loos, R.J.F., and Martin, B.W. on behalf of the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. (2012). Correlates of physical activity: Why are some people physically active and others not? The Lancet, 380, 31-44.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., and Slymen, D.J. (2012). Interactive effects of built environment and psychosocial attributes on physical activity: A test of ecological models. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 365-374.
Sallis, J.F., Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Lemes, A., and Wagner, N. (2013). Trends in presentations of environmental and policy studies related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010: A commentary to accompany the Active Living Research Suppment to Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1, suppl 1), 14-17.
Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health, 13:403. Published online April 27, 2013. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-403. PMCID: PMC3728214.
Rovniak, L.S., Sallis, J.F., Kraschnewski, J.L., Sciamanna, C.N., Kiser, E.J., Ray, C.A., Chinchilli, V.M., Ding, D., Matthews, S.A., Bopp, M., George, D.R., and Hovell, M.F. (2013). Engineering online and in-person social networks to sustain physical activity: Application of a conceptual model. BMC Public Health, 13:753.
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.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2. Longer report, data tables, slides*
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. *
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619.
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
Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2015). Ecological models of health behavior. pp. 43-64. In K. Glanz, B. Rimer, & V. Viswanath (Eds.), Health behavior: Theory, research & practice (5th Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.
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.
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F., Burdett, R., Frank, L.D., Griffiths, P., Giles-Corti, B., and Stevenson, M. (2016). Using science to guide city planning, policy and practice: Achieving health and sustainable future cities. The Lancet, September, 31-41. Paper 3 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016. Open access
Website for the Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health
Twitter: #Healthycities and #Lancetcities
Recording of the launch event in New York City, at the Japan Society: September 23, 2016.
My blog about the launch events
Sallis, J.F. (2017). Evidence is a more fruitful approach for advancing the field than philosophy: Comment on Landi et al. (2016). Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 36, 129-130.
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634.
Gallo, L., Carlson, J.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowski, M., Roesch, S.C., Gonzalez, F., Geremia, C.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Castaneda, S.F., and Allison, M.A. (2019). The HCHS/SOL Community and Surrounding Areas Study (SOL CASAS): Sample, design, and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, 30, 57-65.
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405
Sallis, J.F. (2019). Pathways for translating behavioral medicine research to policy and practice. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9, 1248-1255. DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby103
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.
Sallis, J.F. (2018). Needs and challenges related to multilevel interventions: Physical activity examples. Health Education and Behavior, 45(5), 661-667. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198118796458
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author) DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25444
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12- 14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions. Open access to supplement
Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Chaix, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Caeyenberghs, K., Jalaludin, B., Sugiyama, T., Sallis, J.F., Lautenschlager, N.T., Ni, M.Y., Poudel, G., Donaire- Gonzalez, David, Tham, R., Wheeler, A.J., Knibbs, L., Tian, L., Chan, Y., Dunstan, D.W., Carver, A., and Anstey, K. (2020). International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: Methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health. BMJ Open,10:e036607.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036607
Remme, R.P., Frumkin, H., Guerry, A.D., King, A.C., Mandle, L., Sarabu, C., Bratman, G.N., Giles-Corti, B., Hamel, P., Han, B., Hicks, J.L., James, P., Lawler, J.J., Lindahl, T., Liu, H., Oosterbroek, B., Paudel, B., Sallis, J.F., Schipperijn, J., Sosic, R., de Vries, S., Wheeler, B.W., Wood, S.A., Wu, and Daily, G.C. (2021). Nature and physical activity in cities: An ecosystem service perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 118 (22): e2018472118. Open access, DOI
COVID-19 Pandemic
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Links to International Coronavirus and Physical Activity Research Network (INCOPAR) registry of studies:
Google Form to enter study information
Repository (Google Sheets) to view all information
Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non-communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479
Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials
See an article in The Conversation (UK) based on this paper. Released July 24, 2020.
Republished in The Conversation (Indonesia): “Mengapa kota yang padat baik untuk kesehatan, bahkan selama pandemic.” July 28, 2020.
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., and Pratt, M. (2020). Multiple benefits of physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Brasilian Journal of Physical Activity/Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica & Saude, 25, 14268. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Sallis, J.F. & Pratt, M. Physical activity can be helpful in the pandemic. Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune. April 7, 2020. Commentary.
This is a recording of my lecture to UC San Diego medical students on this topic.
Blog posted on the Exercise Is Medicine website: Call to Action: Physical Activity and COVID-19. Featured on the EIM COVID-19 landing page
Spanish translation on the RAFA/PANA website that reaches physical activity professionals throughout Latin America.
Post on Agita Mundo website, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Blog (with references) and lecture featured on ISBNPA website.
PlayCore’s news and social media (lecture and blog) Blog on America Walks website
Material incorporated into a blog from UCSD Health. Posted May 14, 2020.
Blog adapted for India.
Adlahka, D., Sallis, J.F., & Pratt, M. COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial. The News Minute (India), April 16, 2020.
Interview (45 min) with Catherine Carrigan for her “Natural Healing Show” on UK Health Radio. Topic is physical activity and COVID-19. Recorded October 26, 2020.
Sallis, R., Rohm Young, D., Tartof, S.Y., Sallis, J.F., Sall, J., Li, Q., Smith, G.N., and Cohen, D.A. (2021). Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: A study in 48 440 adult patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Released online April 13, 2021. Open access, DOI
New York Times summary by Gretchen Reynolds April 14, 2021.
The Reynolds article was translated to Spanish and published in Argentina’s El Clarin. April 20, 2021.
Dana Santos article on CNN website. April 13, 2021.
Blog from UC San Diego Health
Paul Sisson article in San Diego Union-Tribune. April 18, 2021.
New Zealand coverage
Australian coverage
Canadian coverage
Quoted in local TV news story by Jared Aarons, ABC Channel 10 San Diego. April 21, 2021: Exercise has dramatic impact on severity of COVID-19 cases.
Article in The Nation newspaper, Kenya. April 28, 2021.
Hasson, R., Sallis, J.F., Coleman, N., Kaushal, N., Nocera, V., and Keith, N. (2021). COVID-19: Implications for physical activity, health disparities, and health equity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/15598276211029222, Article access
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021. Link
Environment, Policy and Behavior
Sallis, J.F., Hill, R.D., Fortmann, S.P., and Flora, J.A. (1986). Health behavior change at the worksite: Cardiovascular risk reduction. In M. Hersen, R.M. Eisler, and P.M. Miller (Eds.), Progress in Behavior Modification, vol. 20. New York: Academic Press, 161-197.
Fraser, G.E., and Sallis, J.F. (1986). Behavior change in the office setting. In G.E. Fraser, Preventive Cardiology. New York: Oxford Press, 319-345.
Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Elder, J.P., Caspersen, C.J., Hackley, M., and Powell, K.E. (1990). Distance between homes and exercise facilities related to the frequency of exercise among San Diego residents. Public Health Reports, 105, 179-185. Reprinted in R. J. Shephard, Ed., (1990). Year Book of Sports Medicine. Chicago: Mosby-Year Book.
Elder, J., Young, R.L., Wildey, M.B., de Moor, C., Shulkin, J., Edwards, C., Molgaard, C., Hovell, M., and Sallis, J. (1991). Implementation strategies for school health promotion: Selecting facilitators and cost-effective interventions. pp. 277-291. In D. Nutbeam, B. Haglund, P. Farley, and P. Tillgren. (Eds.), Youth Health Promotion: From Theory to Practice in School and Community. London: Forbes Publishing.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Broyles, S.L., and Nelson, J.A. (1992). Anglo- and Mexican-American preschoolers at home and at recess: Activity patterns and environmental influences. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 13, 173-180.
Pender, N.J., Sallis, J.F., Long, B.J., and Calfas, K.J. (1994). Health-care provider counseling to promote physical activity. pp. 213-235. In R.K. Dishman (Ed.), Advances in Exercise Adherence. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Sallis, J.F. (1995). A behavioral perspective on children's physical activity. pp. 125-138. In L. Cheung and J.B. Richmond (Eds.), Child Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Sallis, J.F., Chen, A.H., and Castro, C.M. (1995). School-based interventions for childhood obesity. pp. 179-204. In L.W.Y. Cheung and J.B. Richmond (Eds.), Child Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., Frank-Spohrer, G., Berry, C.C., Davis, T.B., and Nader, P.R. (1995). Child's home environment in relation to the mother's adiposity. International Journal of Obesity, 19, 190-197.
Sallis, J.F. (1996). Summary of the workshop, "Behavior change principles." Homeostasis in Health and Disease, 37, 183-186. (published in Prague, Czech Republic).
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.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Broyles, S.L., and Nader, P.R. (1997). Factors parents use in selecting playspaces for young children. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 151, 414-417.
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.
McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.J., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2000). Leisure-time physical activity in school environments: An observational study using SOPLAY. Preventive Medicine, 30, 70-77. *
Sallis, J.F. (2000). The art and science of changing behavior. Menopause Management, 9(6), 17-21.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Prochaska, J.J., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.P., and Brown, M. (2001). The association of school environments with youth physical activity. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 618-620.
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) *
Bauman, A., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2002). Environmental and policy measurement in physical activity research. pp. 241-251 In G.J. Welk (Ed.), Physical Activity Assessments for Health-Related Research. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Zive, M.M., Pelletier, R.L., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (2002). An environmental intervention to improve a la carte foods at middle schools. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 102, S76-S78.
Powers, H.S., Conway, T.L., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Marshall, S.J. (2002). Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs at middle schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 187-192.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L. Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Marshall, S.J., Alcaraz, J.E., Rosengard, R., Strelow, J., & Powers, H. Promoting and measuring youth physical activity throughout the school day: Project M-SPAN. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 7 (supplement), 44-53. (proceedings, published in Estonia)
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Broyles, S.L., Berry, C.C., and Taras, H.L. (2002). Home environmental influences on children’s television watching from early to middle childhood. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 127-132.
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. *
Mota, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2003). Actividade Fisica e Saude: Factores de Influencia da Actividade Fisica nas Criancas e nos Adolescentes. Lisboa, Portugal: Campo Das Letras. (Title translated from Portguese: Physical Activity and Health: Factors that Influence Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents)
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Zive, M.M., Marshall, S.J., and Alcaraz, J.E. (2003). Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity: A randomized controlled trial in middle schools. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24, 209-217. *
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., and Frank, L.D. (2003). Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 80-91.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Black, J.B., and Chen, D. (2003). Neighborhood-based differences in physical activity: An environment scale evaluation. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 1552-1558.
De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2003). Environmental correlates of physical activity in a sample of Belgian adults. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 83-92.
Morgan, C.F., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., Zive, M.M., and Nader, P.R. (2003). Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in a bi-ethnic sample of adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science, 288, 288-301.
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.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., and Rosengard, P. (2004). Evaluation of a two-year school physical education intervention: M-SPAN. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36. 1382-1388.
Moody, J.S., Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Brown, M., and Conway, T.L. (2004). Viability for parks and recreation centers as sites for youth physical activity promotion. Health Promotion Practice, 5, 438-443.
Humpel, N., Owen, N., Leslie, E., Marshall, A.L., Bauman, A.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Associations of location and perceived environmental attributes with walking in neighborhoods. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 239-242.
Brownson, R.C., Chang, J.J., Eyler, A.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Kirtland, K., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Measuring the environment for friendliness toward physical activity: A comparison of the reliability of 3 questionnaires. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 473-483.
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.
Owen, N., Humpel, N., Leslie, E., Bauman, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Understanding environmental influences on walking: Review and research agenda. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27, 67-76.
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. *
Prochaska, J.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2005). Channels for delivering behavioral programs. pp. 558-564. In L.A. Kaminsky (Ed), ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Atkinson, J.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K.L., and Black, J.B. (2005). The association of neighborhood design and recreational environments with physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 19, 304-309.
Sallis, J.F. (2005). SPARK programs for physical activity promotion. In Summary Report on Site Specific Approaches: Prevention or Management of Pediatric Obesity. From National Institutes of Health meeting in July 2004.
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.
Marcus, B.H., Williams, D.M., Dubbert, P.M., Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Yancey, A.K., Franklin, B.A., Buchner, D., Daniels, S.R., and Claytor, R.P. (2006). Physical activity intervention studies: What we know and what we need to know. Circulation, 114, 2739-275.
Sallis, J.F., and Kerr, J. (2006). Built environment and physical activity. PCPFS Research Digest, Series 7, No.4, 1-8. Reprinted in Guerrero, L.K., and Hecht, M.L. (Eds.), The nonverbal communication reader, 3rd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland, 2008, 270-286. *
Owen, N, Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Kelder, S.H. (2006). Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31 (4S), S35-S44.
Rosenberg, D.E., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and McKenzie, T.L. (2006). Active transportation to school over 2 years in relation to weight status and physical activity. Obesity Research, 14, 1771-1776. *
Evenson, K.R., Birnbaum, A.S., Bedimo-Rung, A.L., Sallis, J.F., Voorhees, C.C., Ring, K., and Elder, J.P. (2006). Girls’ perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: Reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 3:28. Posted September 14, 2006.
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.
Barlow, S., and the Expert Committee. (2007). Expert committee recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report. Pediatrics, 120, S254-S288.
Owen, N., Cerin, E., Leslie, E., duToit, L., Coffee, N., Frank, L.D., Bauman, A.E., Hugo, G., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2007). Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33, 387-395.
Sallis, J.F., Story, M., and Orleans, T.O. (2007). A research perspective on findings from Bridging the Gap. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4S), S169-S171. (invited commentary)
Elder, J.P., Lytle, L., Sallis, J.F., Rohm Young, D., Steckler, A., Simons-Morton, D., Stone, E., Jobe, J.B., Stevens, J., Lohman, T., Webber, L., Pate, R., Saksvig, B.I., and Ribisl, K. (2007). A description of the social-ecological framework used in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Health Education Research, 22, 155-165.
Abercrombie, L.C, Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Chapman, J.E. (2008). Income and racial disparities in access to public parks and private recreation facilities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34, 9-15.
List of recreational facility categories searched is available here
Sallis, J.F. (2008). Angels in the details: Comment on “The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviours.” Preventive Medicine, 48.
Yancey, A.K., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Physical activity: Cinderella or Rodney Dangerfield? Preventive Medicine, 49, 277-279. Editorial for theme issue: Forum on Physical Activity Research and Funding.
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) *
Rosenberg, D., Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2009). Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): Reliability and relationship with physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 49, 213-218.
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.
Prochaska, J.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Channels for delivering behavioral programs. Pp. 735-741. In J.K. Ehrman, (Ed)., ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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.
Frank, L., Kerr, J., Saelens, B., Sallis, J., Glanz, K., and Chapman, J. (2009). Food outlet visits, physical activity, and body weight: Variations by gender and race-ethnicity. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, 124-131. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.055533
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. Cross-validation of the factorial structure of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A). (2009). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6:32.
Adams, M.A., Ryan, S., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, L.D., and Norman, G.J. (2009). Validation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS) items using Geographic Information Systems. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 6(Supplement 1), S113-S123.
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.
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.
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Maher, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2010). Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, 10.
Sallis, J.F. (2010). Effects of the built environment on physical activity level. Pp. 93-96. In C. Bouchard, and P.T. Katzmarzyk, (Eds.), Physical Activity and Obesity, 2nd edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Sallis, J.F., and Heath, G.W. (2010) Creation of or enhanced access to places for physical activity combined with informational outreach activities. Pp 93-102. In D.R. Brown, G.W. Heath, and S.L. Martin, (Eds.). Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide to Community Action, 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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.
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.
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)
Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Leary, L., Cain, K., Conway, T.L., and Hess, P.M. (2010). The development of a walkability index: Application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, 124-131.
Lachapelle, U., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2011). Commuting by public transit and physical activity: Where you live, where you work, and how you get there. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 8, (suppl 1), S72-S82.
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., Ward, D.S., Stevens, J., Dowda, M., Welk, G.J., Young, D.R., Jobe, J.B., and Strikmiller, P.K. (2011). Age-related changes in types and contexts of physical activity in middle school girls. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 39, 433-439.
Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., Adams, M.A., Ryan, S., Frank, L., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2010). Do neighbourhood environments moderate the effect of physical activity lifestyle interventions in adults? Health and Place, 16, 903-908.
Moy, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Ice, C., and Thompson, K. (2010). Physical activity correlates for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(4), 1203-1214.
Mayer, J.A., Woodruff, S.I., Slymen, D.J., Sallis, J.F., Forster, J.L., Clapp, E.J., Hoerster, K.D., Pichon, L.C., Weeks, J.R., Belch, G.E., Weinstock, M.A., and Gilmer, T. (2011). Adolescents’ use of indoor tanning: A large-scale evaluation of psychosocial, environmental, and policy level correlates. American Journal of Public Health, 101, 930-938. Published online March 18, 2011, doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300079
Cerin, E., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., and Glanz, K. (2011). From neighborhood design and food options to residents’ weight status. Appetite, 56, 693-703. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.006
deNazelle, A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Anto, J.M., Brauer, M., Briggs, D., Braun-Fahrlander, C., Cavill, N., Cooper, A.R., Desqueyroux, H., Fruin, S., Hoek, G., Panis, L.I., Janssen, N., Jerrett, M., Joffe, M., Jovanovic, Z., vanKempen, E., Kingham, S., Kubesch, N., Leyden, K., Marshall, J.D., Matamala, J., Mellios, G., Mendez, M., Nassif, H., Ogilvie, D., Peiro, R., Perez, K., Rabl, A., Ragettli, M., Rodriguez, D., Rojas, D., Ruiz, P., Sallis, J.F., Terwoert, J., Toussaint, J-F., Tuomisto, J., Zuurbier, M., and Lebret, E. (2011). Improving health through policies that promote active travel: A review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment. Environment International, 37, 766-777. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2011.02.003
Leek, D., Carlson, J.A., Cain, K.L., Henrichon, S., Rosenberg, D., Patrick, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Physical activity during youth sports practices. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 265, 294-299.*
Crespo, N.C., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., and Frank, L.D. (2011). Worksite physical activity policies and environments in relation to employee physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 25, 264-271.
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.
Kerr, J., Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Rosenberg, D., Leak, C.R., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2011). Assessing health-related resources in senior living residences. Journal of Aging Studies, 25, 206-214. In special issue, “Age and the Cultivation of Place.” doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2011.03.004
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Eakin, E.E., Gardiner, P.A., Tremblay, M.S., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Adults' sedentary behavior: Determinants and interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 189-196. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.013
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.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Norman, G.J., and Cain, K.L. (2011). Neighborhood environment profiles related to physical activity and weight status: A latent profile analysis. Preventive Medicine, 52, 326-331.
Corder, K., Sallis, J.F., Crespo, N.C., and Elder, J.P. (2011). Active children use more places for physical activity. Health and Place, 17, 911-919.
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.
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. *
Sallis, J.F. (2011). Environmental and policy research on physical activity is going global. Research on Exercise Epidemiology, 13(2), 111-117.
Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D.J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., and Chapman, J. (2011). Income disparities in perceived neighborhood built and social environment attributes. Health and Place, 17(6), 1274-1283. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.006.
Millstein, R.A., Strobel, J., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S., and Saelens, B.E. (2011). Home, school, and neighborhood environment factors and youth physical activity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 23(4), 487-503.
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.
Hekler, E.B., Buman, M.P., Haskell, W.L., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., and King, A.C. (2012). Validity of CHAMPS sedentary to vigorous physical activity in older adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9, 225-236.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Cain, K., and King, A.C. (2012). Interactions between psychosocial and built environment factors in explaining older adults' physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 54(1), 68-73. doi: 10/1016/j.ypmed.2011.10.004
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.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., Slymen, D.J., and Kerr, J. (2012). Neighborhood environmental and psychosocial correlates of adults' physical activity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(4), 637-646. Epub ahead of print September 16, 2011. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318237fe18
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.
Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Couch, S.C., Learnihan, V., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Cain, K. (2012). Objective assessment of obesogenic environments in youth: Geographic information system methods and spatial findings from the Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e47-e55. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.006. Epub on April 10, 2012. *
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., Cain, K.L., Chapman, J., and Glanz, K. (2012). Obesogenic neighborhood environments, child and parent obesity: The Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e57-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.008. Epub on April 10, 2012. *
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.
Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and Chapman, J. (2012). Predictors of trips to food destinations. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 58. Published online May 20, 2012.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Cain, K.L., and King, A.C. (2012). Neighborhood environment profiles for physical activity among older adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 36(6), 757-769. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.36.6.4
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Beets, M.W., Beighle, A., Erwin, H., and Lee, S. (2012). Physical education's role in public health: Steps forward and backward over 20 years and HOPE for the future. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 83(2), 125-135.*
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.
Rosenberg, D.E., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2012). Promoting walking among older adults living in retirement communities. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 20, 379-394.
Bauman, A.E., Reis, R.S., Sallis, J.F., Wells, J.C., Loos, R.J.F., and Martin, B.W. on behalf of the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. (2012). Correlates of physical activity: Why are some people physically active and others not? The Lancet, 380, 31-44.
Evenson, K.R., Sallis, J.F., Handy, S.L., Bell, R., and Brennan, L.K. (2012). Evaluation of physical projects and policies from the Active Living by Design Partnerships. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5S4), S309-S319.
Sallis, J.F., and Green, L.W. (2012). Active Living by Design and its evaluation: Contributions to science. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5S4), S410-S412. (Invited commentary)
Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Bromby, E., and Glanz, K. (2012). Assessing reliability and validity of the GroPromo audit tool for evaluation of grocery store marketing and promotional environments. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 597-603.
Kozo, J., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Owen, N. (2012). Sedentary behaviors of adults in relation to neighborhood walkability and income. Health Psychology, 31(6), 704-713. Online First Publication, April 30, 2012. doi: 10.1037/a0027874
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.
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.
Nicaise, V., Kahan, D., Reuben, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2012). Evaluation of a redesigned outdoor space on preschool children's physical activity during recess. Pediatric Exercise Science, 24(4), 507-518.
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.
My presentation on measuring physical activity-related policies and environments was summarized in detail: Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. (2012). Measuring progress in childhood obesity: Workshop report. National Academies Press: Washington, DC. Chapter 2, Physical activity and the built environment, pages 5-20.
Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2012). Outdoor physical activity and self-rated health in older adults living in two regions of the U.S. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:89. Available online July 30, 2012. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-89. PMCID: PMC3464785.
Tandon, P.S., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2012). Home environment relationships with children's physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:88. PMCID: PMC3413573.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., and Slymen, D.J. (2012). Interactive effects of built environment and psychosocial attributes on physical activity: A test of ecological models. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 365-374.
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
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.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Chriqui, J.F., Schneider, L., McDermid, L.C., and Agron, P. (2013). State policies about physical activity minutes in physical education or during the school day. Journal of School Health, 83(3), 150-156. Research brief on this paper*
Dirige, O.V., Carlson, J.A., Alcaraz, J., Moy, K.L., Rock, C., Oades, R., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Siglang Buhay: Nutrition and physical activity promotion in Filipino Americans through community organizations. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 19(2), 162-168. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182571708
Sallis, J.F., Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Lemes, A., and Wagner, N. (2013). Trends in presentations of environmental and policy studies related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010: A commentary to accompany the Active Living Research Suppment to Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1, suppl 1), 14-17.
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.
Tappe, K.A., Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Zhou, C., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Children's physical activity and parents' perception of the neighborhood environment: Neighborhood Impact on Kids study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10:39. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-39 PMCID: PMC3615958.
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.
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
Winston, C. P., Sallis, J. F., Swartz, M., Hoelscher, D. M., and Peskin, M. F. (2013). Consumer nutrition environments of hospitals: An exploratory analysis using the Healthy Hospital Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines and Gift Shops. Preventing Chronic Disease, 10:120335. Posted online July 8, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120335 PMCID: PMC3702231.
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.
Norman, G.J., Carlson, J.A., Omara, S., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, L.D., and Godbole, S. (2013). Neighborhood preference, walkability and walking in overweight/obese men. American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(2), 277-282.
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. PMCID: PMC3606828.
Kneeshaw-Price, S.H., Saelens, B., Sallis, J., Glanz, K., Frank, L., Kerr, J., Hannon, P., Grembowski, D., Chan, K.C.G., Cain, K. (2013). Children's objective physical activity by location: Why the neighborhood matters. Pediatric Exercise Science, 25, 468-486.
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.
Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health, 13:403. Published online April 27, 2013. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-403. PMCID: PMC3728214.
Crespo, N.C., Corder, K., Marshall, S.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., and Elder, J.P. (2013). An examination of multilevel factors that may explain gender differences in children's physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10(7), 982-992. *
Winston, C. P., Sallis, J. F., Swartz, M., Hoelscher, D. M., & Peskin, M. F. (2013). Reliability of the Healthy Hospital Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines and Gift Shops. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 113(8),1069-1075.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Dillon, L.I., Frank, L.D., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Environmental and demographic correlates of bicycling. Preventive Medicine, 57, 456-460. Published online June 19, 2013. Open access. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.014.
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.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
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.)
Economos, C.D., Sallis, J.F., Keith, N.R., and Newkirk, J. (2014). The Active Living Research 2013 Conference: Achieving change across sectors: Integrating research, policy, and practice. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl), S1-S4.
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.
Open access* Accompanied by evaluation of ALR-2 that is available through open access*
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-2
Bracy, N.L., Millstein, R.A., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2014). Is the relationship between the built environment and physical activity moderated by perceptions of crime and safety? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11:24. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-24.
Molina-Garcia, J., Sallis, J.F., and Castillo, I. (2014). Active commuting and sociodemographic factors among university students in Spain. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11, 359-363.
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.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., and King, A.C. (2014). Neighborhood environment and physical activity among older adults: Do the relationships differ by driving status? Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 22, 421-431.
Cain, K.L., Millstein, R.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C.M., Chapman, J., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2014). Contribution of streetscape audits to explanation of physical activity in four age groups based on the microscale audit of pedestrian streetscapes (MAPS). Social Science and Medicine, 116, 82-92. Available online 24 June 2014, ISSN 0277-9536.
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. *
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Built environment characteristics and parent active transportation are associated with active travel to school in youth age 12-15. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48, 1634-1639.
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
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
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).
Kneeshaw-Price, S.H., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Grembowski, D.E., Hannon, P.A., Smith, N.L., and Chan, K.C.G. (2015). Neighborhood crime-related safety and its relation to children's physical activity. Journal of Urban Health, 92(3), 472-489. Posted online March 27, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-015-9949-0.
Gebel, K., Ding, D., Foster, C., Bauman, A.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Improving current practice in reviews of the built environment and physical activity. Sports Medicine, 45(3), 297-302.
Sallis, J.F., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2. Longer report, data tables, slides*
Carlson, J.A., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Glanz, K., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Association between neighborhood walkability and GPS-measured walking, bicycling and vehicle time in adolescents. Health and Place, 32, 1-7. Published online January 9, 2015.
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. *
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619.
Molina-Garcia, J., Castillo, I., Queralt, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Bicycling to university: Evaluation of a bicycle-sharing program in Spain. Health Promotion International, 30(2), 350-358.
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.
Kercood, S., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Parent rules, barriers, and places for youth physical activity vary by neighborhood walkability and income. Children, Youth, and Environments, 25(1), 100-118. DOI: 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0100.
Adams, M.A., Todd, M., Kurka, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Patterns of walkability, transit and recreation environments for physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(6), 878-887. Published Online: July 29, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.05.024
Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Millstein, R.A., Geremia, C.M., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2015). Is your neighborhood designed to support physical activity? A brief streetscape audit tool. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12:150098. Posted online September 3, 2015.
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Mignano A.M., Bonilla, E.A., Geremia, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Implementing classroom physical activity breaks: Associations with student physical activity and classroom behavior. Preventive Medicine, 81, 67-72.
Lopez Castillo, M.A., Carlson, J.A., Cain, K., Bonilla, E.A., Chuang, E., Elder, J.P., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Dance class structure affects youth physical activity and sedentary behavior: A study of seven dance types. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86(3), 225-232.
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.
Engelberg, J.K., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Dog walking among adolescents: Correlates and contribution to physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 82(1), 65-72.
Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2015). Ecological models of health behavior. pp. 43-64. In K. Glanz, B. Rimer, & V. Viswanath (Eds.), Health behavior: Theory, research & practice (5th Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.
Sallis, J.F., and Carlson, J.A. (2015). Physical activity: Numerous benefits and effective interventions. pp. 169-184. In R.M. Kaplan, M.L. Spittel, and D.H. David, eds. Population health: Behavioral and social science insights. US Government Printing Office: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 15-002.
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Castillo, I., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Changes in physical activity domains during the transition out of high school: Psychosocial and environmental correlates. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(10), 1414-1420.
Kurka, J.M., Adams, M.A., Todd, M., Colburn, T., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., & Saelens, B.E.. (2016). Patterns of neighborhood environment attributes in relation to children's physical activity. Health & Place, 34(6), 164-170.
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.(open access)
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. International innovations in physical activity promotion. A summary of my presentation, published in a Summary Report. Building a Culture of Health: Lessons Learned from Global Efforts: Case Study of Childhood Obesity. Co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research. February 2015.
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). *
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.
Thornton, C.M., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Geremia, C.M., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Disparities in pedestrian streetscape environments by income and race/ethnicity. SSM-Population Health, 2, 206-216.
Open access Published online May 2016. Link to research brief*
Engelberg, J.K., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Socioeconomic and race/ethnic disparities in observed park quality. BMC Public Health, 16:395. Open access: DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3055-4. Link to research brief*
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: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01284-2
Research brief
Research blog
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Comment by Goenka and Andersen: Goenka, S., and Andersen, L.B. (2016). Our health is a function of where we live. The Lancet, 387(no. 10034), 2168-2170.
twitter hashtag: #GlobalActiveCities
Featured in this news article in JAMA. Abbasi, J. As walking movement grows, neighborhood walkability gains attention. JAMA, Medical News and Perspective. Published online June 29, 2016. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7755
Summarized in this article from a European Union newsletter. 'Science for Environment Policy', 8th July 2016, Urban design can promote walking: people physically active for up to 1.5 hours more per week in activity-friendly neighbourhoods, European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., Roman, C.G., and Sallis, J. F. (2016). Parental and adolescent perceptions of neighborhood safety related to adolescents' physical activity in their neighborhood. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87(2), 191-199. Published online March 31, 2016. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2016.1153779.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to a pdf of the Open Access paper Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series:
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video*
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F., Burdett, R., Frank, L.D., Griffiths, P., Giles-Corti, B., and Stevenson, M. (2016). Using science to guide city planning, policy and practice: Achieving health and sustainable future cities. The Lancet, September, 31-41. Paper 3 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016. Open access
Website for the Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health:
Twitter: #Healthycities and #Lancetcities
Recording of the launch event in New York City, at the Japan Society: September 23, 2016
My blog about the launch events
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989
Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124. Open access
Labarthe, D.R., Goldstein, L.B., Antman, E., Arnett, D., Fonarow, G., Alberts, M., Hayman, L.L., Khera, A., Sallis, J.F., Daniels, S.R., Sacco, R.L., Li, S., Ku, L., Lantz, P., Robinson, J.G., Creager, M.A., Van Horn, L., Kris-Etherton, P., Bhatnagar, A., and Whitsel, L.P.; on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Council on Hypertension, Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. (2016). Evidence-based policy making: Assessment of the American Heart Association's strategic policy portfolio. Circulation, 133, e615-e653.
Open access DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410. Published online April 4, 2016.
Millstein, R.A., Woodruff, S.I., Linton, L., Edwards, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). A pilot study evaluating the effects of a youth advocacy program on youth readiness to advocate for environment and policy changes for obesity prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 648-658. DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0408-6. Published online June 2, 2016.
Christiansen, L.B., Cerin, E., Badland, H., Kerr, J., Davey, R., Troelsen, J., Van Dyck, D., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Sugiyama, T., Salvo, D., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Adams, M., Frank, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). International comparisons of the associations between objective measures of the built environment and transport-related walking and cycling: IPEN adult study. Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 467-478. Posted online March 21, 2016.
Lachapelle, U., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., and Conway, T.L. (2016). Active transportation by transit-dependent and choice riders and potential displacement of other physical activity. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 36(2), 225-238.
Sánchez -Vaznaugh, E., Bécares, L., Sallis, J.F., and Sánchez, B.N. (2016). Active school transport and fast food intake: Are there racial and ethnic differences? Preventive Medicine, 91, 281-286.
Perry, C.K., Ackert, E., Sallis, J.F., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2016). Places where children are active: A longitudinal examination of children's physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 93, 88-95.
Sallis, J. 'Sharrows don't protect cyclists.' Letter to the editor. Los Angeles Times. July 16, 2016. p. A13. In response to op-ed by Tom Babin, "No need to claim the lane." July 12, 2016.
Sallis, J.F. (2016). New evidence for the role of transportation in health. The Lancet Public Health. Invited commentary. Open access Published Online October 28, 2016
Invited commentary on the following article
Kurka, J.M., Adams, M.A., Geremia, C., Zhu, W., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Comparison of field and online observations for measuring land uses using the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 278-286.
Todd, M., Adams, M.A., Kurka, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Buman, M.P. Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., and King, A.C. (2016). GIS-measured walkability, transit, and recreation environments in relation to older adults' physical activity: A latent profile analysis. Preventive Medicine, 93, 57-63.
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. Open access
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.
Frank, L.D., Fox, E.H., Ulmer, J.M., Chapman, J.E., Kershaw, S.E., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Smith, G.R., Hinckson, E., Mavoa, S., Christiansen, L.B., Hino, A.A., Lopes, A., and Schipperijn, J. (2017). International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: Maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16(4). DOI: 10.1186/s12942-017-0077-9.
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
Lee, S., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). The relation of perceived and objective environment attributes to neighborhood satisfaction. Environment and Behavior, 49(2), 136-160. DOI: 10.1177/0013916515623823
Cerin, E., Mitáš, J., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Adams, M., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Reis, R.S., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Sallis, J.F., and Van Dyck, D. (2017). Do associations of objectively-assessed physical activity with neighbourhood environment attributes vary by time of the day and day of the week? IPEN Adult Study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14:34. DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0493-z
Wang, X., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C., Kerr, J., Glanz, J., Carlson, J.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Interactions of psychosocial factors with built environments in explaining adolescents' active transportation. Preventive Medicine, 100, 76-83.
Thornton, C.M., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Ahn, D.K., Frank, L.D., Cain, K., and King, A.C. (2017). Physical activity in older adults: An ecological approach. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(2), 159-169. Online first October 14, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9837-1.
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. *
Keith, N.R., Baskin, M.L., Wilhelm Stanis, S.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). The 2016 Active Living Research Conference: Equity in active living. Preventive Medicine, 95 (suppl.), S1-S3.
Thornton, C.M., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Relation of adolescents’ physical activity to after-school recreation environment. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 14(5), 382-388.
Perez, LG, Slymen, DJ, Sallis, JF, Ayala, GX, Elder, JP, & Arredondo, EM. (2017). Interactions between individual and environmental factors on Latinas’ physical activity. Journal of Public Health, 39(2), e10-e18. Released online July 13, 2016. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw061
Zhu, W., Sun, Y., Kurka, J., Geremia, C., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K., Conway, T., Sallis, J.F., Hooker, S., and Adams, M.A. (2017). Reliability between online raters with varying familiarities of a region: Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 240-248. Released online July 14, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.06.014
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
Phillips, C.B., Engelberg, J.K., Geremia, C.M., Zhu, W., Kurka, J., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., and Adams, M.A. (2017). Online versus in-person comparison of Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) assessments: Reliability of alternate methods. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16:27. DOI 10.1186/s12942-017-0101-0. Open access
Schipperijn, J., Cerin, E., Adams, M.A., Reis, R., Smith, G., Cain, K., Christiansen, L.B., van Dyck, D., Gidlow, C., Frank, L.D., Mitáš, J., Pratt, M., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis J. F. (2017). Access to parks and physical activity: an eight country comparison. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 27, 253-263. Posted online September 5, 2017.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A., Dean, K., & Vasconcelos, N.M. (2017). Automated ecological assessment of physical activity: advancing direct observation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1487. doi:10.3390/ijerph14121487 Open access
Buscemi, J., Bennett, G.G., Sheinfeld Gorin, S., Pagoto, S.L., Sallis, J.F., Wilson, D.K., and Fitzgibbon, M.L. (2017). A 6-year update of the health policy and advocacy priorities of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7, 903-911. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0507-z. Open access
Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C.M., Millstein, R.A., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Developing and validating an abbreviated version of the Microscale Audit for Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS-Abbreviated). Journal of Transport and Health, 5, 84-96.
Carlson, J.A., Mitchell, T.B., Saelens, B.E., Staggs, V.S., Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Schipperijn, J., Conway, T.L., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., Cain, K.L., & Sallis, J.F. (2017). Within-person associations of young adolescents’ physical activity across five primary locations: Is there evidence of cross-location compensation? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 14:50. DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0507-x. Open access
Perez, L.G.; Conway, T.L.; Arredondo, E.M.; Elder, J.P.; Kerr, J.; McKenzie, T.L.; & Sallis, J.F. (2017). Where and when adolescents are physically active: Neighborhood environment and psychosocial correlates and their interactions. Preventive Medicine, 105(12), 337-344.
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.
Perez, L.G., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J., and Arredondo, E.M. (2018). Neighborhood environmental factors that maximize the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention promoting physical activity among Latinas. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(2), 334-343. DOI: 10.1177/0890117117742999
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Carlson, J.A., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., and Saelens, B.E. (2018). Neighborhood built environment and socioeconomic status in relation to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 110, 47-54.
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. Open access
Crist, K., Bolling, K., Schipperijn, J., Hurst, S., Takemoto, M., Sallis, J.F, and Kerr, J. (2018). Collaboration between health researchers and transport planners: A qualitative study of attitudes to data driven approaches. Journal of Transport and Health, 8, 157-168. Open access
Rachele, J. N., Sugiyama, T., Turrell, G., Healy, A. M., and Sallis, J. F. (2018). Automobile dependence: a contributing factor to poorer health among lower-income households. Journal of Transport and Health, 8(3), 123-128. (Commentary)
My opening presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Advancing obesity solutions through investments in the built environment: Proceedings of a workshop—in brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Sallis, J.F. (2018). The value of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Past, present, and future. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(3), 475-477. (Invited commentary).
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. Open access:
Hong, A., Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Conway, T., Saelens, B., Cain, K., Fox, E., and Frank, L.D. (2018). Linking green space to neighborhood social capital in older adults: The role of perceived safety. Social Science and Medicine, 207(6), 38–45.
Millstein, R. A., Woodruff, S. I., Linton, L. S., Edwards, C. C., & Sallis, J. F. (2016). Development of measures to evaluate youth advocacy for obesity prevention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 84. DOI 10.1186/s12966-016-0410-x*
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634.
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Adams, M.A., Barnett, A., Cain, K.L., Owen, N., Christiansen, L.B., Van Dyck, D., Mitas, J., Sarmiento, O.L., Davey, R.C., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Objectively-assessed neighborhood destination accessibility and physical activity in adults from 10 countries: An analysis of moderators and perceptions as mediators. Social Science and Medicine, 211(8), 282-293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.034
Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Fukushima, N., Amagasa, S., Oka, K., Sallis, J.F., and Inoue, S. (2018). Objectively-measured neighborhood walkability and change in physical activity of Japanese older adults: A five-year cohort study. International Journal of Environment Research in Public Health, 15(9): 1814. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091814*
Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Two-year changes in child weight status, diet, and activity by neighborhood nutrition and physical activity environment. Obesity, 26, 1338-1346. DOI:10.1002/oby.22247*
Adlakha, D., Hipp, J.A., Sallis, J.F., and Brownson, R.C. (2018). Neighborhood environment features and active commuting in Chennai, India. International Journal of Environment Research in Public Health, 15, 1840; DOI:10.3390/ijerph15091840. *
Borner, K.B., Mitchell, T.B., Carlson, J.A., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Schipperijn, J., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Latent profile analysis of young adolescents’ physical activity across locations on schooldays. Journal of Transport & Health, 10, 304-314.
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M.J., DeBourdeaudhuij, I., Hadgraft, N., Oyeyemi, A., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., Davey, R., Schofield, G., Cain, K., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Macfarlane, D., Sallis, J.F., and Cerin, E. (2018). Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults’ objectively-assessed sedentary time: IPEN Adult multi-country study. Preventive Medicine 115, 126-133.
Carlson, J.A., Frank, L.D., Ulmer, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Work and home neighborhood design and physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(8), 1723-1729. DOI: 10.1177/0890117118768767
Geremia, C.M., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2019). Validating and shortening the Environmental Assessment of Public Recreation Spaces observational measure. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 68-75.
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Chrisinger, B.W., King, A.C., Hua, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How well do seniors estimate distance to food? The accuracy of older adults' reported proximity to local grocery stores. Geriatrics, 4, 11. DOI:10.3390/geriatrics4010011.
Gallo, L., Carlson, J.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowski, M., Roesch, S.C., Gonzalez, F., Geremia, C.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Castaneda, S.F., and Allison, M.A. (2019). The HCHS/SOL Community and Surrounding Areas Study (SOL CASAS): Sample, design, and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, 30, 57-65.
Sugiyama, T., Cole, R., Koohsari, M.J., Kynn, M., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents' walking and car use. Preventive Medicine, 120, 126-130.
Bejarano, C.M., Carlson, J.A., Cushing, C.C., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J. (2019). Neighborhood built environment associations with adolescents’ location-specific sedentary and screen time. Health and Place, 56, 147-154.
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186.
Oyeyemi, A.L., Kolo, S.M., Rufai, A.A., Oyeyemi, A.Y., Omotara, B.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with sedentary time in Nigerian older adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1879.
Special Issue on Walkable Neighborhoods: The Link between Public Health, Urban Design, and Transportation
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405
Gavand, K.A. Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations between neighborhood recreation environments and adolescent physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 880-885. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0556
Mitáš, J., Cerin, E., Reis, R.S., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Christiansen, L.B., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., Hino, A.F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Van Dyck, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Do associations of sex, age, and education with transport and leisure-time physical activity differ across 17 cities in 12 countries? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16: 121. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0894-2
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
Gidlow, C., Cerin, E., Sugiyama, T., Adams, M.A., Mitáš, J., Akram, M., Reis, R.S., Davey, R., Troelsen, J., Schofield, G. and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Objectively measured access to recreational destinations and leisure-time physical activity: Associations and demographic moderators in a six-country study. Health & Place, 59, 102196. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102196
Cochrane, T., Yu, Y., Davey, R., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Adams, M.A., Macfarlane, D., Van Dyck, D., Lai, P-C., Sarmiento, O., Troelsen, J., Salvo, D., Reis, R., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Owen, N., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of built environment and proximity of food outlets with body weight: Analysis from 14 cities in 10 countries. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105874.
Sallis, J.F. Botchwey, N., Floyd, M., Pollack Porter, K., Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., and Conway, T.L. (2019). Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767. (Editorial) DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105767
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2019). Racial/ethnic variations in school-year versus summer differences in adolescent physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105795. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105795
Lay summary
Recommendations based on the study
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.
Sallis, J.F. (2018). Needs and challenges related to multilevel interventions: Physical activity examples. Health Education and Behavior, 45(5), 661-667.
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284
My presentation was summarized in this document:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author)
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12-14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions.
Amagasa, S., Inoue, S., Fukushima, N., Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity- and bout-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 19, 861-867. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13730
My presentation was summarized in this document.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, pages 54-56. (Full report).*
Sallis, J.F. “Active Healthy Cities Are a Key to Success”. Published on Circulate San Diego website. This blog comments on new mixed use zoning code for City of San Diego. October 9, 2019.
Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Chaix, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Caeyenberghs, K., Jalaludin, B., Sugiyama, T., Sallis, J.F., Lautenschlager, N.T., Ni, M.Y., Poudel, G., Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Tham, R., Wheeler, A.J., Knibbs, L., Tian, L., Chan, Y., Dunstan, D.W., Carver, A., and Anstey, K. (2020). International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: Methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health. BMJ Open,10:e036607. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036607
Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Kerr, J., Adams, M.A., Sugiyama, T., Christiansen, L.B., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Frank, L.D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Owen, N. (2020). Built environment, physical activity and obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study. Annual Review of Public Health, 41, 119-139.
Link to article and Supplemental Materials
Study Brief, Infographic, Detailed results tables, acknowledgments of IPEN Adult investigators
Article landing page at journal
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284
Sallis, J.F., & Rodriguez, D.A. Community supports for physical activity: Why and how to keep track of them. Blog post for American Heart Association Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation. *
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non-communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479 https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479
Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials
See an article in The Conversation (UK) based on this paper. Released July 24, 2020.
Republished in The Conversation (Indonesia): “Mengapa kota yang padat baik untuk kesehatan, bahkan selama pandemic.” July 28, 2020.
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Links to International Coronavirus and Physical Activity Research Network (INCOPAR) registry of studies: Google Form to enter study information
Repository (Google Sheets) to view all information
Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Kerr, J., Papa, A., Dean, K., and Vasconcelos, N.M. (2020). Automated high-frequency observations of physical activity using computer vision. Medicine & Science in Sport and Exercise, 52(9), 2029-2036. DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002341 PMID: 32175976
Ortega, A., Bejarano, C., Cushing, C.C., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A.E., Steel, C., Shook, R.P., Sullivan, D.K., Couch, S.C., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, K., Sallis, J.F., & Carlson, J.A (2020). Differences in adolescent activity and dietary behaviors across home, school, and other locations warrant location-specific intervention approaches. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17, 123.
Young, D.R., Cradock, A.L., Eyler, A.A., Fenton, M., Pedroso, M., Sallis, J.F., Whitsel, L.P. and American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee. (2020). Creating built environments that expand active transportation and active living across the United States: A policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 142:e167–e183. Open access DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000878
Pratt, M., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Lopez, A.P., Zezza, A., Spoon, C., Geremia, C., Gaddis, I., Amankwah, A., Friedman, J., and Kilic, T. (2020). Physical activity and sedentary time in a rural adult population in Malawi compared with an age-matched U.S. urban population. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6, e000812. DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000812
Accompanied by a commentary: Brage, S., Assah, F., and Msyamboza, K.P. (2020). Quantifying population levels of physical activity in Africa using wearable sensors: implications for global physical activity surveillance. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000941. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000941
Carlson, J.A., Steel, C., Bejarano, C.M., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Sallis, J.F., Kerner, J., Brownson, R., and Zimmerman, S. (2020). Walking school bus programs: Implementation factors, implementation outcomes, and student outcomes, 2017-2018. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17: E127. Open access link DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200061. PMID: 33059796. PMCID: PMC7587300
Crist, K., Brondeel, R., Tuz-Zahra, F., Reuter, C., Sallis, J.F., Pratt, M., and Schipperijn, J. (2021). Correlates of active commuting, transport physical activity, and light rail use in a university setting. Journal of Transport Health, 20: 100978. Open access
Robson, S., Vadiveloo, M., Green, S., Couch, S.C., Sallis, J.F., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2020). Examining the consumer restaurant environment and dietary intake in children. Preventive Medicine Reports, 20: 101274. Open access
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2020). Electronic devices as correlates of sedentary behavior and screen time among diverse low-income adolescents during the school year and summer time. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 17-30. Open access, Link to theme issue, Research brief
Hua, J., Mendoza Vasconez, A.S., Chrisinger, B.W., Conway, T.L., Todd, M.W., Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2020). Associations of social cohesion and quality of life with objective and perceived built environments: A latent profile analysis among seniors. Journal of Public Health, fdaa217, Link. Open access
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 and 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
Roesch, S., Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Natarajan, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Crime and physical activity measures from the Safe and Fit Environments Study (SAFE) Psychometric properties across age groups. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22, 101381. Open access, DOI
Remme, R.P., Frumkin, H., Guerry, A.D., King, A.C., Mandle, L., Sarabu, C., Bratman, G.N., Giles-Corti, B., Hamel, P., Han, B., Hicks, J.L., James, P., Lawler, J.J., Lindahl, T., Liu, H., Oosterbroek, B., Paudel, B., Sallis, J.F., Schipperijn, J., Sosic, R., de Vries, S., Wheeler, B.W., Wood, S.A., Wu, and Daily, G.C. (2021). Nature and physical activity in cities: An ecosystem service perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 118 (22): e2018472118. Open access, DOI
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
Patch, C., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Levy, S., Spoon, C, Butte, K.J., Sannidihi, D., Millstein, R.A., Glorioso, D., Jeste, D.V., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Engaging older adults as advocates for age-friendly, walkable communities: The Senior Change Makers Pilot Study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Open access
Sallis, J.F. (2020). JHEAL: What does it mean to initiate a new journal? Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 1-2. Invited commentary. Open access, Link to inaugural theme issue
Savin, K.L., Roesch, S.C., Oren, E., Carlson, J.A., Allison, M.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowska, M.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Chambers, E.C., Daviglus, M., Perreira, K.M., Llabre, M.M., and Gallo, L.C. (2022). Social and built neighborhood environments and blood pressure 6 years later: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos and the SOL CASAS Ancillary Study. Social Science and Medicine, 292, 114496. Link to journal, DOI
Health Disparities and Minority Health
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Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Buono, M.J., Atkins, C.J., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Aggregation of physical activity habits in Mexican-American and Anglo families. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11, 31-41.
Vega, W.A., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Rupp, J.W., Morris, J.A., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Predictors of dietary change in Mexican-American families participating in a health behavior change program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4, 194-199.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Abramson, I.S., Rupp, J.W., Senn, K.L., Atkins, C.J., Roppe, B.E., Morris, J.A., Wallace, J.P., and Vega, W.A. (1989). A family approach to cardiovascular risk reduction: Results from the San Diego Family Health Project. Health Education Quarterly, 16, 229-244.
Kaplan, R.M., Patterson, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1989). Exercise suppresses heritability estimates for obesity in Mexican-American families. Addictive Behaviors, 14, 581-588.
Hovell, M., Sallis, J., Hofstetter, R., Barrington, E., Hackley, M., Elder, J., Castro, F., and Kilbourne, K. (1991). Identification of correlates of physical activity among Latino adults: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Community Health 62, 23-36.
Hovell, M., Sallis, J., Hofstetter, R., Barrington, E., Hackley, M., Elder, J., Castro, F., and Kilbourne, K. (1991). Identification of correlates of physical activity among Latino adults: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Community Health 62, 23-36.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Abramson, I.S., Broyles, S.L., Patterson, T.L., Senn, K., Rupp, J.W., and Nelson, J.A. (1992). Family-based cardiovascular risk reduction education among Mexican- and Anglo-Americans. Family and Community Health, 15, 57-74.
Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Broyles, S.L., Berry, C.C., Elder, J.P., McKenzie, T.L., and Nelson, J.A. (1993). Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American preschool children. Health Psychology, 12, 390-398.
Moreno, C., Laniado-Laborin, R., Sallis, J.F., Elder, J.P., de Moor, C., Castro, F. and Deosaransingh, K. (1994). Parental influences to smoke in Latino youth. Preventive Medicine, 23, 48-53.
Sallis, J.F., Deosaransingh, Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., and Elder, J.P. (1994). Parental prompting of smoking among adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1, 122-136.
Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (1994). Tabaquismo en ninos y adolescentes de la ciudad de Tijuana, Mexico. Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico, 51, 528-534.
Zakarian, J.M., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Sallis, J.F., and Keating, K.J. (1994). Correlates of vigorous exercise in a predominantly low SES and minority high school population. Preventive Medicine, 23, 314-321.
Deosaransingh, K., Moreno, C., Woodruff, S.I., Sallis, J.F., Vargas, R., and Elder, J.P. (1995). Acculturation and smoking in Latino youth. Health Values, 19, 49-52.
Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Woodruff, S.I., and Sallis, J.F. (1995). Los ninos que trabajan en las calles de Tijuana: Perfil epidemiologico y prevalencia de experimentacio con tabaco. (Children who work in the streets of Tijuana: An epidemiological profile and prevalence of cigarette smoking.) Salud Publica de Mexico, 37, 149-154.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., McKenzie, T.L., Berry, C.C., Davis, T.B., Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., and Frank-Spohrer, G.C. (1995). Ethnic and gender trends for cardiovascular risk behaviors in Anglo and Mexican American children, ages four to seven. Journal of Health Education, 26, S27-S35.*
Sallis, J.F., Zakarian, J.M., Hovell, M.F., and Hofstetter, C.R. (1996). Ethnic, socioeconomic, and sex differences in physical activity among adolescents. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 49, 125-134.
Broyles, S.L., Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Frank-Spohrer, G.C., Berry, C.C., McKenzie, T.L. and Elder, J.P. (1996). Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Anglo and Mexican American children and their mothers. Family and Community Health, 19, 57-72. Reprinted in J.G. Sebastian and A. Bushy (Eds.) (1999). Special populations in the community: Advances in reducing health disparities. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen, 89-104.
Canez, B.O. (& Sallis, J.F.) (1997). Ethnic differences on a saturated fat/cholesterol avoidance scale. SDSU McNair Journal, 4, 92-97.
Jones, L.R. (&Sallis, J.F.) (1997). Ethnic/gender differences in the use of low-fat foods in bag lunches. SDSU McNair Journal, 4, 120-130.
Lee, R.E., McGinnis, K.A., Sallis, J.F., Castro, C.M., Chen, A.H., and Hickmann, S.A. (1997). Active vs. passive methods; recruiting ethnic minority women to a health promotion program. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19, 378-384.
Sallis, J.F., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C, and Elder, J.P. (1997). Reliability and validity of a cigarette refusal skills test for Latino youth. American Journal of Health Behavior, 21, 345-355.
Woodruff, S.I., Sallis, J.F., Zavala, F.M., and Deosaransingh, K. (1997). Effects of sex of subject and offerer on cigarette refusals among Latino youth. Psychology and Health, 12, 161-169.
Chen, A.H., Sallis, J.F., Castro, C.M., Lee, R.E., Hickmann, S.A., Williams, C., and Martin, J.E. (1998). A home-based behavioral intervention to promote walking in sedentary ethnic minority women: Project WALK. Women’s Health: Research on Gender, Behavior, and Policy, 4, 19-39.
Elder, J.P., Broyles, S.L., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Berry, C.C., Davis, T.B., Hoy, P.L., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Direct home observations of the prompting of physical activity in sedentary and active Mexican- and Anglo-American children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 19, 26-30.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Hoy, P.L., Galati, T., Berry, C.C., Zive, M.M., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Sex and ethnic differences in children’s physical activity: Discrepancies between self-report and objective measures. Pediatric Exercise Science, 10, 277-284.
Zive, M.M., Frank-Spohrer, G.C., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., Broyles, S.L., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Determinants of dietary intake in a sample of white and Mexican-American children. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 98, 1282-1289.
Jones, L.R., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., and Pelletier, R.L. (1999). Ethnic and gender differences in request for and use of low/non-fat foods in bag lunches. Journal of School Health, 69, 332-336.
Castro, C.M., Sallis, J.F., Hickmann, S.A., Lee, R.E., and Chen, A.H. (1999). A prospective study of psychosocial correlates of physical activity for ethnic minority women. Psychology and Health, 14, 277-293.
Hickmann, S.A., Lee, R.E., Sallis, J.F., Castro, C.M., and Chen, A.H. (1999). The association of physical activity change with self-esteem in ethnic minority women: A prospective analysis. Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health, 4, 281-292.
Elder, J., Sallis, J.F., Zive, M.M., Hoy, P., McKenzie, T.L., Nader, P.R., and Berry, C.C. (1999). Factors affecting selection of restaurants by Anglo- and Mexican-American families. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 99, 856-858.
Broyles, S.L., Sallis, J.F., Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., McKenzie, T.L., Hoy, P.L., and Nader, P.R. (1999). Correlations among physical activity and eating behaviors in 4- to 7-year-old Anglo- and Mexican-American children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 20, 405-410.
Lee, R.E., Goldberg, J.H., Sallis, J.F., Hickmann, S.A., Castro, C.M., and Chen, A.H. (2001). A prospective analysis of the relationship between walking and mood in sedentary ethnic minority women. Women & Health, 32(4), 1-15.
Abercrombie, L.C, Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Chapman, J.E. (2008). Income and racial disparities in access to public parks and private recreation facilities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34, 9-15.
List of recreational facility categories searched is available here
Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Slymen, D.J., Cain, K.L., Chapman, J.E., and Kerr, J. (2009). Neighborhood built environment and income: Examining multiple health outcomes. Social Science and Medicine, 68, 1285-1293. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.017
Ayala, G.X., Gammelgaard, A.K., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (2011). The association of physical activity and work-related characteristics among Latino adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8, 79-84.
Moy, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Ice, C., and Thompson, K. (2010). Physical activity correlates for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(4), 1203-1214.
Corder, K., Sallis, J.F., Crespo, N.C., and Elder, J.P. (2011). Active children use more places for physical activity. Health and Place, 17, 911-919.
Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D.J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., and Chapman, J. (2011). Income disparities in perceived neighborhood built and social environment attributes. Health and Place, 17(6), 1274-1283. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.006.
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.
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.
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.
Kozo, J., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Owen, N. (2012). Sedentary behaviors of adults in relation to neighborhood walkability and income. Health Psychology, 31(6), 704-713. Online First Publication, April 30, 2012. doi: 10.1037/a0027874
Moy, K., Sallis, J.F., Trinidad, D.R., Ice, C.L., and McEligot, A.J. (2012). Health behaviors of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults in California. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 24(6), 961 - 969. doi:10.1177/1010539511408068
Corder, K., Crespo, N.C., van Sluijs, E.M.F., Shadron, L.M., Moody, J.S., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (2012). Predictors of change in sports participation in Latino and non-Latino children. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46, 684-688. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090105.
Tandon, P.S., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2012). Home environment relationships with children's physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:88. http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/9/1/88 PMCID: PMC3413573.
Dirige, O.V., Carlson, J.A., Alcaraz, J., Moy, K.L., Rock, C., Oades, R., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Siglang Buhay: Nutrition and physical activity promotion in Filipino Americans through community organizations. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 19(2), 162-168. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182571708.
Crespo, N.C., Corder, K., Marshall, S.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., and Elder, J.P. (2013). An examination of multilevel factors that may explain gender differences in children's physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10(7), 982-992. *
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Dillon, L.I., Frank, L.D., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Environmental and demographic correlates of bicycling. Preventive Medicine, 57, 456-460. Published online June 19, 2013. Open access. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.014.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-20
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.
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
Tandon, P., Grow, H.M., Couch, S., Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Physical and social home environment in relation to children's overall and home-based physical activity and sedentary time. Preventive Medicine, 66, 39-44.
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.
Couch, S.D., Glanz, K., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Home food environment in relation to children's diet quality and weight status. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 114(10), 1569-1579.
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.
Kneeshaw-Price, S.H., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Grembowski, D.E., Hannon, P.A., Smith, N.L., and Chan, K.C.G. (2015). Neighborhood crime-related safety and its relation to children's physical activity. Journal of Urban Health, 92(3), 472-489. Posted online March 27, 2015.
Kercood, S., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Parent rules, barriers, and places for youth physical activity vary by neighborhood walkability and income. Children, Youth, and Environments, 25(1), 100-118. DOI: 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0100.
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Mignano A.M., Bonilla, E.A., Geremia, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Implementing classroom physical activity breaks: Associations with student physical activity and classroom behavior. Preventive Medicine, 81, 67-72.
Arredondo, E.M., Haughton, J., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Sallis, J.F., Burke, K., Holub, C., Chanson, D., Perez, L.G., Valdivia, R., Elder, J.P., and Ryan, S. (2015). Fe en Acción/Faith in Action: Design and implementation of a church-based randomized community trial to promote physical activity and cancer screening among churchgoing Latinas. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 45, 404-415. Published online September 7, 2015. *
Thornton, C.M., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Geremia, C.M., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Disparities in pedestrian streetscape environments by income and race/ethnicity. SSM-Population Health, 2, 206-216.
Open access Published online May 2016. Link to research brief*
Engelberg, J.K., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Socioeconomic and race/ethnic disparities in observed park quality. BMC Public Health, 16:395. Open access: DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3055-4. Link to research brief*
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989
Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124. *
Millstein, R.A., Woodruff, S.I., Linton, L., Edwards, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). A pilot study evaluating the effects of a youth advocacy program on youth readiness to advocate for environment and policy changes for obesity prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 648-658. DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0408-6. Published online June 2, 2016.
Lachapelle, U., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., and Conway, T.L. (2016). Active transportation by transit-dependent and choice riders and potential displacement of other physical activity. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 36(2), 225-238.
Sánchez -Vaznaugh, E., Bécares, L., Sallis, J.F., and Sánchez, B.N. (2016). Active school transport and fast food intake: Are there racial and ethnic differences? Preventive Medicine, 91, 281-286
Perry, C.K., Ackert, E., Sallis, J.F., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2016). Places where children are active: A longitudinal examination of children's physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 93, 88-95.
Keith, N.R., Baskin, M.L., Wilhelm Stanis, S.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). The 2016 Active Living Research Conference: Equity in active living. Preventive Medicine, 95 (suppl.), S1-S3.
Perez, LG, Slymen, DJ, Sallis, JF, Ayala, GX, Elder, JP, & Arredondo, EM. (2017). Interactions between individual and environmental factors on Latinas’ physical activity. Journal of Public Health, 39(2), e10-e18. Released online July 13, 2016. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw061
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
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., Kerner, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Contextual factors related to implementation of classroom physical activity breaks. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(3), 581-592. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0509-x. Open access:
Perez, L.G., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J., and Arredondo, E.M. (2018). Neighborhood environmental factors that maximize the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention promoting physical activity among Latinas. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(2), 334-343. DOI: 10.1177/0890117117742999
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Carlson, J.A., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., and Saelens, B.E. (2018). Neighborhood built environment and socioeconomic status in relation to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 110, 47-54.
Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Haughton, J., Slymen, D., Sallis, J., Perez, L., Serrano, N., Parra, M., Valdivia, R., and Ayala, G.X. (2017). Fe en Acción: Promoting physical activity among churchgoing Latinas. American Journal of Public Health, 107(7):1109-1115. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303785
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634.
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Larsen, B., Benitez, T., Cano, M., Dunsiger, S.S., Marcus, B.H., Mendoza-Vasconez, A., Sallis, J.F., and Zive, M. (2018). Web-based physical activity intervention for Latina adolescents: Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the Ninas Saludables Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(5): e170. HTML (open access) PDF (members only)
Rachele, J. N., Sugiyama, T., Turrell, G., Healy, A. M., and Sallis, J. F. (2018). Automobile dependence: a contributing factor to poorer health among lower-income households. Journal of Transport and Health, 8(3), 123-128. (Commentary)
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186.
Mitáš, J., Cerin, E., Reis, R.S., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Christiansen, L.B., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., Hino, A.F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Van Dyck, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Do associations of sex, age, and education with transport and leisure-time physical activity differ across 17 cities in 12 countries? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16: 121. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0894-2
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author)
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12-14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions.
Open access to supplement
Sallis, J.F. Botchwey, N., Floyd, M., Pollack Porter, K., Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., and Conway, T.L. (2019). Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767. (Editorial) DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105767
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2019). Racial/ethnic variations in school-year versus summer differences in adolescent physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105795. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105795
Lay summary
Recommendations based on the study
Botchwey, N., Conway, T.L., Floyd, M., Hipp, A., Kim, A., Porter, K.M., Meyer, M.R., Burnett, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Challenges recruiting diverse youth for physical activity research. Preventive Medicine, 131:105888. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105888
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non-communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479
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Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials
See an article in The Conversation (UK) based on this paper. Released July 24, 2020.
Republished in The Conversation (Indonesia): “Mengapa kota yang padat baik untuk kesehatan, bahkan selama pandemic.” July 28, 2020.
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Open access
Links to International Coronavirus and Physical Activity Research Network (INCOPAR) registry of studies: Google Form to enter study information
Repository (Google Sheets) to view all information
Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., and Pratt, M. (2020). Multiple benefits of physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Brasilian Journal of Physical Activity/Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica & Saude, 25, 14268. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Sallis, J.F. & Pratt, M. Physical activity can be helpful in the pandemic. Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune. April 7, 2020. Commentary. This is a recording of my lecture to UC San Diego medical students on this topic.
Adlahka, D., Sallis, J.F., & Pratt, M. COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial. The News Minute (India), April 16, 2020.
Interview (45 min) with Catherine Carrigan for her “Natural Healing Show” on UK Health Radio. Topic is physical activity and COVID-19. Recorded October 26, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2020). Electronic devices as correlates of sedentary behavior and screen time among diverse low-income adolescents during the school year and summer time. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 17-30. Open access, Link to theme issue, Research brief
Crist, K., Benmarhnia, T., Zamora, S., Yang, J-A., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Dillon, L., Sallis, J.F., and Jankowska, M.M. (2021). Device-measured and self-reported active travel associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors in an ethnically diverse sample of adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. In Special Issue: Health Impacts of the Built Environment and Transport Planning. Open access, DOI: 10.3390ijerph18083909
Hasson, R., Sallis, J.F., Coleman, N., Kaushal, N., Nocera, V., and Keith, N. (2021). COVID-19: Implications for physical activity, health disparities, and health equity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Article access, DOI: 10.1177/15598276211029222
Savin, K.L., Roesch, S.C., Oren, E., Carlson, J.A., Allison, M.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowska, M.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Chambers, E.C., Daviglus, M., Perreira, K.M., Llabre, M.M., and Gallo, L.C. (2022). Social and built neighborhood environments and blood pressure 6 years later: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos and the SOL CASAS Ancillary Study. Social Science and Medicine, 292, 114496. Link to journal, DOI
International Collaborations
Moreno, C., Laniado-Laborin, R., Sallis, J.F., Elder, J.P., de Moor, C., Castro, F. and Deosaransingh, K. (1994). Parental influences to smoke in Latino youth. Preventive Medicine, 23, 48-53.
Sallis, J.F., Deosaransingh, Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., and Elder, J.P. (1994). Parental prompting of smoking among adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1, 122-136.
Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (1994). Tabaquismo en ninos y adolescentes de la ciudad de Tijuana, Mexico. Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico, 51, 528-534.
Zakarian, J.M., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Sallis, J.F., and Keating, K.J. (1994). Correlates of vigorous exercise in a predominantly low SES and minority high school population. Preventive Medicine, 23, 314-321.
Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Woodruff, S.I., and Sallis, J.F. (1995). Los ninos que trabajan en las calles de Tijuana: Perfil epidemiologico y prevalencia de experimentacio con tabaco. (Children who work in the streets of Tijuana: An epidemiological profile and prevalence of cigarette smoking.) Salud Publica de Mexico, 37, 149-154.
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., Oldenburg, B., and French, M. (1997). Mediators of change in physical activity following an intervention in primary care: PACE. Preventive Medicine, 26, 297-304.
Sallis, J.F., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C, and Elder, J.P. (1997). Reliability and validity of a cigarette refusal skills test for Latino youth. American Journal of Health Behavior, 21, 345-355.
Marcoux, M.F., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S., Armstrong, C.A., and Goggin, K.J. (1999). Process evaluation of a physical activity self-management program for children: SPARK. Psychology and Health, 14, 659-677.
Butcher, J., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Alcaraz, J.E. (2001). Longitudinal study of children's participation in organized sport and instructional programs. Avante, 7, 86-96.
Marshall, S.J., Biddle, S.J.H., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Conway, T.L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: A cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 401-417.
Trost, S.G., Sallis, J.F., Pate, R.R., Freedson, P.S., Taylor, W.C., and Dowda, M. (2003). Evaluating a model of parental influence on youth physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 25, 277-282.*
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.*
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.
Gaspar de Matos, M., Sardinha, L., and Sallis, J. (2003). Projecto PACE: Aconselhamento do diabetico para a actividade fisica. Diabetes: Viver em Equilibiro, 27 (Abril/Junho), 19-20.
Woodruff, S.I., Candelaria, J.I., Laniado-Laborín, R., Sallis, J.F., and Villaseñor, A. (2003). Availability of cigarettes as a risk factor for trial smoking in adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior, 27, 84-88.
Humpel, N., Owen, N., Leslie, E., Marshall, A.L., Bauman, A.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Associations of location and perceived environmental attributes with walking in neighborhoods. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 239-242.
Owen, N., Humpel, N., Leslie, E., Bauman, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Understanding environmental influences on walking: Review and research agenda. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27, 67-76.
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.
Owen, N, Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Kelder, S.H. (2006). Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31 (4S), S35-S44.
Owen, N., Cerin, E., Leslie, E., duToit, L., Coffee, N., Frank, L.D., Bauman, A.E., Hugo, G., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2007). Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33, 387-395.
Sanchez, A., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Cella, J., and Patrick, K. (2007). Patterns and correlates of multiple risk physical activity and nutrition behaviors in adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32, 124-130.
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.
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., 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.
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Cross-validation of the factorial structure of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6:32.
Shigematsu, R., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K., Chapman, J.E., and King, A.C. (2009). Age differences in the relation of perceived neighborhood environment to walking. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41, 314-321.
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.
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.
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)
Cerin, E., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., and Glanz, K. (2011). From neighborhood design and food options to residents’ weight status. Appetite, 56, 693-703. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.006
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.
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Eakin, E.E., Gardiner, P.A., Tremblay, M.S., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Adults' sedentary behavior: Determinants and interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 189-196. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.013
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.
Corder, K., Sallis, J.F., Crespo, N.C., and Elder, J.P. (2011). Active children use more places for physical activity. Health and Place, 17, 911-919.
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.
Khan, K.M., Thompson, A.M., Blair, S.N., Sallis, J.F., Powell, K., Bull, F., and Bauman, A.E. (2012). Sport and exercise: Important contributor to the health of nations? The Lancet, 380, 59-64.
Bauman, A.E., Reis, R.S., Sallis, J.F., Wells, J.C., Loos, R.J.F., and Martin, B.W. on behalf of the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. (2012). Correlates of physical activity: Why are some people physically active and others not? The Lancet, 380, 31-44.
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.
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.
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.
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., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Van Dyck, D., and Calhoon, L. (2013). Using accelerometers in youth physical activity studies: A review of methods. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10, 437-450. Published online in 2011.
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.
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
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., 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. 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.
Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health, 13:403. Published online April 27, 2013. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-403. PMCID: PMC3728214.
Marques, A., Sallis, J.F., Martins, J., Diniz, J., and Carreiro da Costa, F. (2014). Correlates of urban children's leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviours during school days. American Journal of Human Biology, 26, 407-412. Article first published online: 4 MAR 2014. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22535.
Molina-Garcia, J., Sallis, J.F., and Castillo, I. (2014). Active commuting and sociodemographic factors among university students in Spain. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11, 359-363.
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
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-González, C.M., Martinez-Gomez, D., Cabanas-Sánchez, V., Fernández-Santos, J.R., Conde-Caveda, J., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O.L.; UP & DOWN Study Group. (2014). Objectively measured physical activity has a negative but weak association with academic performance in children and adolescents. Acta Paediatrica, 103, e501–e506.
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
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).
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.A., Martinez-Gomez, D., del-Campo, J., Gonzalez-Galo, A., Padilla-Modelo, C., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O. , on behalf of the UP & DOWN Study Group. (2014). Independent and combined influence of the components of physical fitness on academic performance in youth. Journal of Pediatrics, 165(2), 306-312.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.A., Castro-Pinero, J., Conde-Caveda, J., Cabanas-Sanchez, V., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O. (2015). Independent and combined influence of neonatal and current body composition on academic performance in youth: The UP & DOWN Study. Pediatric Obesity, 10(3), 157-164. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.239.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Martinez-Gomez, D., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.M., Izquierdo-Gomez, R., Carbonell-Baeza, A., Castro-Pinero, J., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O.L., on behalf of the UP&DOWN Study Group. (2015). Maternal physical activity before and during the prenatal period and the offspring's academic performance in youth. The UP&DOWN study. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1049525
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Martinez-Gomez, D., Sallis, J.F., Cabanas-Sanchez, V., Fernandez-Santos, J., Castro-Pinero, J., and Veiga, O.L. (2015). Objectively measured and self-reported leisure-time sedentary behavior and academic performance in youth: The UP&DOWN Study. Preventive Medicine, 77(8), 106-111. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.05.013
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.
Gebel, K., Ding, D., Foster, C., Bauman, A.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Improving current practice in reviews of the built environment and physical activity. Sports Medicine, 45(3), 297-302.
Sallis, J.F., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2. Longer report, data tables, slides*
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, 366(2), 231-243. Open access. *
Molina-Garcia, J., Castillo, I., Queralt, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Bicycling to university: Evaluation of a bicycle-sharing program in Spain. Health Promotion International, 30(2), 350-358.
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.
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Castillo, I., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Changes in physical activity domains during the transition out of high school: Psychosocial and environmental correlates. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(10), 1414-1420.
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.(open access).
Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2015). Ecological models of health behavior. pp. 43-64. In K. Glanz, B. Rimer, & V. Viswanath (Eds.), Health behavior: Theory, research & practice (5th Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.
Sallis, J.F. International innovations in physical activity promotion. A summary of my presentation, published in a Summary Report. Building a Culture of Health: Lessons Learned from Global Efforts: Case Study of Childhood Obesity. Co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research. February 2015.
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. (open access)
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: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01284-2
Research brief
Research blog
Infographic
Comment by Goenka and Andersen: Goenka, S., and Andersen, L.B. (2016). Our health is a function of where we live. The Lancet, 387(no. 10034), 2168-2170.
twitter hashtag: #GlobalActiveCities
Featured in this news article in JAMA. Abbasi, J. As walking movement grows, neighborhood walkability gains attention. JAMA, Medical News and Perspective. Published online June 29, 2016. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7755
Summarized in this article from a European Union newsletter. 'Science for Environment Policy', 8th July 2016, Urban design can promote walking: people physically active for up to 1.5 hours more per week in activity-friendly neighbourhoods, European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service.
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.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., Roman, C.G., and Sallis, J. F. (2016). Parental and adolescent perceptions of neighborhood safety related to adolescents' physical activity in their neighborhood. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87(2), 191-199. Published online March 31, 2016. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2016.1153779.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F., Burdett, R., Frank, L.D., Griffiths, P., Giles-Corti, B., and Stevenson, M. (2016). Using science to guide city planning, policy and practice: Achieving health and sustainable future cities. The Lancet, September, 31-41. Paper 3 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Website for the Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health
Twitter: #Healthycities and #Lancetcities
Recording of the launch event in New York City, at the Japan Society: September 23, 2016.
My blog about the launch events
Christiansen, L.B., Cerin, E., Badland, H., Kerr, J., Davey, R., Troelsen, J., Van Dyck, D., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Sugiyama, T., Salvo, D., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Adams, M., Frank, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). International comparisons of the associations between objective measures of the built environment and transport-related walking and cycling: IPEN adult study. Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 467-478. Posted online March 21, 2016.
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Estevan, I., and Sallis, J. F. (2016). Ecological correlates of Spanish adolescents' physical activity during physical education classes. European Physical Education Review, 22(4), 479-489. DOI: 10.1177/1356336X15623494
Frank, L.D., Fox, E.H., Ulmer, J.M., Chapman, J.E., Kershaw, S.E., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Smith, G.R., Hinckson, E., Mavoa, S., Christiansen, L.B., Hino, A.A., Lopes, A., and Schipperijn, J. (2017). International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: Maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16(4). DOI: 10.1186/s12942-017-0077-9.
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
Cerin, E., Mitáš, J., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Adams, M., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Reis, R.S., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Sallis, J.F., and Van Dyck, D. (2017). Do associations of objectively-assessed physical activity with neighbourhood environment attributes vary by time of the day and day of the week? IPEN Adult Study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14:34. DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0493-z
Wang, X., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C., Kerr, J., Glanz, J., Carlson, J.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Interactions of psychosocial factors with built environments in explaining adolescents' active transportation. Preventive Medicine, 100, 76-83.
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. Open access:
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
Schipperijn, J., Cerin, E., Adams, M.A., Reis, R., Smith, G., Cain, K., Christiansen, L.B., van Dyck, D., Gidlow, C., Frank, L.D., Mitáš, J., Pratt, M., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis J. F. (2017). Access to parks and physical activity: an eight country comparison. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 27, 253-263. Posted online September 5, 2017.
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.
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.
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
Open access
Crist, K., Bolling, K., Schipperijn, J., Hurst, S., Takemoto, M., Sallis, J.F, and Kerr, J. (2018). Collaboration between health researchers and transport planners: A qualitative study of attitudes to data driven approaches. Journal of Transport and Health, 8, 157-168. Open access:
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.
Rachele, J. N., Sugiyama, T., Turrell, G., Healy, A. M., and Sallis, J. F. (2018). Automobile dependence: a contributing factor to poorer health among lower-income households. Journal of Transport and Health, 8(3), 123-128. (Commentary)
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Adams, M.A., Barnett, A., Cain, K.L., Owen, N., Christiansen, L.B., Van Dyck, D., Mitas, J., Sarmiento, O.L., Davey, R.C., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Objectively-assessed neighborhood destination accessibility and physical activity in adults from 10 countries: An analysis of moderators and perceptions as mediators. Social Science and Medicine, 211(8), 282-293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.034
Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Fukushima, N., Amagasa, S., Oka, K., Sallis, J.F., and Inoue, S. (2018). Objectively-measured neighborhood walkability and change in physical activity of Japanese older adults: A five-year cohort study. International Journal of Environment Research in Public Health, 15(9): 1814. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091814
Adlakha, D., Hipp, J.A., Sallis, J.F., and Brownson, R.C. (2018). Neighborhood environment features and active commuting in Chennai, India. International Journal of Environment Research in Public Health, 15, 1840; DOI:10.3390/ijerph15091840. *
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M.J., DeBourdeaudhuij, I., Hadgraft, N., Oyeyemi, A., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., Davey, R., Schofield, G., Cain, K., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Macfarlane, D., Sallis, J.F., and Cerin, E. (2018). Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults’ objectively-assessed sedentary time: IPEN Adult multi-country study. Preventive Medicine 115, 126-133.
Sugiyama, T., Cole, R., Koohsari, M.J., Kynn, M., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents' walking and car use. Preventive Medicine, 120, 126-130.
Vancampfort, D., Stubbs, B., Sallis, J.F., Nabanoba, J., Basangwa, D., Oyeyemi, A.L., Kasoma, S.S., De Hert, M., Myin-Germeys, I., and Mugisha, J. (2019). Associations of the built environment with physical activity and sedentary time in Ugandan outpatients with mental health problems. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 243-250.
Oyeyemi, A.L., Kolo, S.M., Rufai, A.A., Oyeyemi, A.Y., Omotara, B.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with sedentary time in Nigerian older adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1879. Special Issue on Walkable Neighborhoods: The Link between Public Health, Urban Design, and Transportation
Mitáš, J., Cerin, E., Reis, R.S., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Christiansen, L.B., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., Hino, A.F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Van Dyck, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Do associations of sex, age, and education with transport and leisure-time physical activity differ across 17 cities in 12 countries? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16: 121. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0894-2
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
Gidlow, C., Cerin, E., Sugiyama, T., Adams, M.A., Mitáš, J., Akram, M., Reis, R.S., Davey, R., Troelsen, J., Schofield, G. and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Objectively measured access to recreational destinations and leisure-time physical activity: Associations and demographic moderators in a six-country study. Health & Place, 59, 102196. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102196
Cochrane, T., Yu, Y., Davey, R., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Adams, M.A., Macfarlane, D., Van Dyck, D., Lai, P-C., Sarmiento, O., Troelsen, J., Salvo, D., Reis, R., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Owen, N., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of built environment and proximity of food outlets with body weight: Analysis from 14 cities in 10 countries. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105874.
Amagasa, S., Inoue, S., Fukushima, N., Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity- and bout-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 19, 861-867. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13730
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, pages 54-56. (Full report). *
Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Chaix, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Caeyenberghs, K., Jalaludin, B., Sugiyama, T., Sallis, J.F., Lautenschlager, N.T., Ni, M.Y., Poudel, G., Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Tham, R., Wheeler, A.J., Knibbs, L., Tian, L., Chan, Y., Dunstan, D.W., Carver, A., and Anstey, K. (2020). International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: Methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health. BMJ Open,10:e036607. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036607
Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Kerr, J., Adams, M.A., Sugiyama, T., Christiansen, L.B., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Frank, L.D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Owen, N. (2020). Built environment, physical activity and obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study. Annual Review of Public Health, 41, 119-139.
Link to article and Supplemental Materials: Study Brief, Infographic, Detailed results tables, acknowledgments of IPEN Adult investigators
Article landing page at journal
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Akram, M., Conway, T., Macfarlane, D., Davey, R., Sarmiento, O., Christiansen, L.B., Reis, R., Mitas, J., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Salvo, D., and Sallis, J. (2020). Do physical activity and sedentary time mediate the association of the perceived environment with BMI? The IPEN Adult study. Health & Place, 64: 102366. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102366
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non-communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479
Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials
See an article in The Conversation (UK) based on this paper. Released July 24, 2020.
Republished in The Conversation (Indonesia): “Mengapa kota yang padat baik untuk kesehatan, bahkan selama pandemic.” July 28, 2020.
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Links to International Coronavirus and Physical Activity Research Network (INCOPAR) registry of studies:
Google Form to enter study information
Repository (Google Sheets) to view all information
Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Pratt, M., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Lopez, A.P., Zezza, A., Spoon, C., Geremia, C., Gaddis, I., Amankwah, A., Friedman, J., and Kilic, T. (2020). Physical activity and sedentary time in a rural adult population in Malawi compared with an age-matched U.S. urban population. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6, e000812. DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000812
Accompanied by a commentary: Brage, S., Assah, F., and Msyamboza, K.P. (2020). Quantifying population levels of physical activity in Africa using wearable sensors: implications for global physical activity surveillance. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000941. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000941
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 and 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
Remme, R.P., Frumkin, H., Guerry, A.D., King, A.C., Mandle, L., Sarabu, C., Bratman, G.N., Giles-Corti, B., Hamel, P., Han, B., Hicks, J.L., James, P., Lawler, J.J., Lindahl, T., Liu, H., Oosterbroek, B., Paudel, B., Sallis, J.F., Schipperijn, J., Sosic, R., de Vries, S., Wheeler, B.W., Wood, S.A., Wu, and Daily, G.C. (2021). Nature and physical activity in cities: An ecosystem service perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 118 (22): e2018472118. Open access, DOI
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: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01146-3
Measurement Development and Evaluation
Sallis, J.F., Fortmann, S.P., Solomon, D.S., and Farquhar, J.W. (1984). An inexpensive method of increasing returns of physician surveys. American Journal of Public Health, 74, 1043 (letter).
Vega, W.A., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Rupp, J.W., Atkins, C.J., and Nader, P.R. (1987). Assessing knowledge of cardiovascular health-related diet and exercise behaviors in Anglos and Mexican-Americans. Preventive Medicine, 16, 696-709.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Patterson, T.L., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., Rupp, J.W., Atkins, C.J., Buono, M.J., and Nelson, J.A. (1991). BEACHES: An observational system for assessing children's eating and physical activity behaviors and associated events. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 141-151.
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1991). The development of scales to measure knowledge and preference for diet and physical activity behavior in 4- to 8-year-old children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 12, 185-190.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1991). SOFIT: System for observing fitness instruction time. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 11, 195-205.
Rauh, M.J.D., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Sallis, J.F., and Gleghorn, A. (1992). The reliability and validity of self-reported physical activity in an adult Latino sample. International Journal of Epidemiology, 21, 966-971.
Taras, H.L., and Sallis, J.F. (1992). Blood pressure reactivity in young children: Comparing three stressors. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 13, 41-45.
Sallis, J.F., Condon, S.A., Goggin, K.J., Roby, J.J., Kolody, B., and Alcaraz, J.E. (1993). The development of self-administered physical activity surveys for 4th grade students. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 64, 25-31.
Determinants of active living. Physical Activity and Fitness Research Digest, Series 1, No. 7, August 1994. A publication of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C, and Elder, J.P. (1997). Reliability and validity of a cigarette refusal skills test for Latino youth. American Journal of Health Behavior, 21, 345-355.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Hoy, P.L., Galati, T., Berry, C.C., Zive, M.M., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Sex and ethnic differences in children’s physical activity: Discrepancies between self-report and objective measures. Pediatric Exercise Science, 10, 277-284.
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.
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.
McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.J., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2000). Leisure-time physical activity in school environments: An observational study using SOPLAY. Preventive Medicine, 30, 70-77. *
Trost, S.G., Pate, R.R., Freedson, P.S., Sallis, J.F., and Taylor, W.C. (2000). Using objective physical activity measures with youth: How many days of monitoring are needed? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32, 426-431.
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.
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.
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. *
Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., and Long, B. (2001). A physical activity screening measure for use with adolescents in primary care. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 554-559.
Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., and Rupp, J. (2001). Screening measure for assessing dietary fat intake among adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 33, 699-706. *
Bauman, A., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2002). Environmental and policy measurement in physical activity research. pp. 241-251 In G.J. Welk (Ed.),Physical Activity Assessments for Health-Related Research. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Pate, R.R., Freedson, P.S., Sallis, J.F., Taylor, W.C., Sirard, J., Trost, S.G., and Dowda, M. (2002). Compliance with physical activity guidelines: Prevalence in a population of children and youth. Annals of Epidemiology, 12, 303-308. *
Powers, H.S., Conway, T.L., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Marshall, S.J. (2002). Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs at middle schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 187-192.
Sallis, J.F., and Zabinski, M.F. (2002). Measurement of physical activity. In C.G. Fairburn, & K.D. Brownell, Eds. Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook, 2nd ed. New York: Guilford.
Marshall, S.J., Biddle, S.J.H., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Conway, T.L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: A cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 401-417.
Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Pelletier, R.L., Powers, H.S., Marshall, S.J., Zive, M.M., and Elder, J.P. (2002). What do middle school children bring in their bag lunches? Preventive Medicine, 34, 422-427.
Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Pelletier, R.L., Marshall, S., and Sallis, J.F. (2002). Sources of dietary fat in middle schools. Preventive Medicine, 35, 376-382. *
Prochaska, J.J., Rodgers, M.W., and Sallis, J.F. (2002). Association of parent and peer support with adolescent physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 206-210.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Black, J.B., and Chen, D. (2003). Neighborhood-based differences in physical activity: An environment scale evaluation. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 1552-1558.
De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2003). Environmental correlates of physical activity in a sample of Belgian adults. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 83-92.
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. *
Brownson, R.C., Chang, J.J., Eyler, A.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Kirtland, K., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Measuring the environment for friendliness toward physical activity: A comparison of the reliability of 3 questionnaires. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 473-483.
Prochaska, J.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Reliability and validity of a fruit and vegetable screening measure for adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 163-165. *
Norman, G.J., Vaughn, A.A., Roesch, S.C., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2004). Development of decisional balance and self-efficacy measures for adolescent sedentary habits. Psychology and Health, 19, 561-575.
McMurray, R.G., Ring, K.B., Treuth, M.S., Welk, G.J., Pate, R.R., Schmitz, K.H., Pickrel, J.L., Gonzalez, M., Almeida, M.J.C.A., Young, D.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36, 2135-2143.
Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Gaskins, R. (2005). Comparability and reliability of paper- and computer-based measures of psychosocial constructs for adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 315-323.
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.
Evenson, K.R., Birnbaum, A.S., Bedimo-Rung, A.L., Sallis, J.F., Voorhees, C.C., Ring, K., and Elder, J.P. (2006). Girls’ perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: Reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 3:28. Posted September 14, 2006.
Cerin, E., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., and Frank, L.D. (2006). Neighborhood environment walkability scale: Validity and development of a short form. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 38, 1682-1691.
Hagler, A.S., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2006). Construct validity of physical activity and sedentary behaviors staging measures for adolescents. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 186-193.
Dowda, M., Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., Freedson, P.S., Taylor, W.C., Sirard, J.R., and Trost, S.G. (2007). Agreement between student-reported and proxy-reported physical activity questionnaires. Pediatric Exercise Science, 19, 310-318.
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.
Robinson, A.H., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Rock, C.L., and Patrick, K. (2008). Validating stage of change measures for physical activity and dietary behaviors for overweight women. International Journal of Obesity, 32, 1137-1144.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Story, M., and Lou, D. (2009). Study designs and analytic strategies for environmental and policy research on obesity, physical activity, and diet: Recommendations from a meeting of experts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (2 Suppl. 2), S72-S77.
Sallis, J.F. (2009). Measuring physical activity environments: A brief history. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (4, suppl 1), S86-S92. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.002
Brownson, R.C., Hoehner, C.M., Day, K., Forsyth, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Measuring the built environment for physical activity: State of the science. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (4, suppl 1), S99-S123.
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.
Rosenberg, D., Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2009). Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): Reliability and relationship with physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 49, 213-218.
Frank, L., Kerr, J., Saelens, B., Sallis, J., Glanz, K., and Chapman, J. (2009). Food outlet visits, physical activity, and body weight: Variations by gender and race-ethnicity. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, 124-131. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.055533
Adams, M.A., Ryan, S., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, L.D., and Norman, G.J. (2009). Validation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS) items using Geographic Information Systems. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 6(Supplement 1), S113-S123.
Adams, M.A., Norman, G.J., Hovell, M.F., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2009). Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: Mediating effects and theoretical interpretations. Health Psychology, 28, 217-255. doi: 10.1037/a0012989
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)
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. Cross-validation of the factorial structure of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A). (2009). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6:32.
Rovniak, L.S., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Marshall, S.J., Norman, G.J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and Hovell, M.F. (2010). Adults' physical activity patterns across life domains: Cluster analysis with replication. Health Psychology, 29, 496-506.
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Maher, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2010). Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, 10.
Norman, G.J., Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Wagner, N., Calfas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2010). Reliability and validity of brief psychosocial measures related to dietary behaviors. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, 56. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-56
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.
Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Leary, L., Cain, K., Conway, T.L., and Hess, P.M. (2010). The development of a walkability index: Application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, 124-131.
Buman, M.P., Hekler, E.B., Haskell, W.L., Pruitt, L., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2010). Objective light-intensity physical activity associations with rated health in older adults American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, 1155-1165.
Kerr, J., Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Rosenberg, D., Leak, C.R., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2011). Assessing health-related resources in senior living residences. Journal of Aging Studies, 25, 206-214. In special issue, “Age and the Cultivation of Place.” doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2011.03.004
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Norman, G.J., and Cain, K.L. (2011). Neighborhood environment profiles related to physical activity and weight status: A latent profile analysis. Preventive Medicine, 52, 326-331.
Intille, S.S., Lester, J., Sallis, J.F., and Duncan, G. (2012). New horizons in sensor development. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(1, supplement), S24-S31.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Ramirez, E.R., Patrick, K., and Norman, G.J. (2012). Physical activity and dietary behavior change in internet-based weight loss interventions: Comparing two multiple-behavior change indices. Preventive Medicine, 54(1), 50-54. Published online December 2011. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.10.018
Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Couch, S.C., Learnihan, V., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Cain, K. (2012). Objective assessment of obesogenic environments in youth: Geographic information system methods and spatial findings from the Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e47-e55. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.006. Epub on April 10, 2012. *
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Cain, K.L., and King, A.C. (2012). Neighborhood environment profiles for physical activity among older adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 36(6), 757-769. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.36.6.4
Hekler, E.B., Buman, M.P., Haskell, W.L., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., and King, A.C. (2012). Validity of CHAMPS sedentary to vigorous physical activity in older adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9, 225-236.
Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Bromby, E., and Glanz, K. (2012). Assessing reliability and validity of the GroPromo audit tool for evaluation of grocery store marketing and promotional environments. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 597-603.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Wagner, N., Calfas, K.J., Groesz, L.M., and Norman, G.J. (2012). Brief physical activity-related psychosocial measures: Reliability and construct validity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9, 1178-1186.
My presentation on measuring physical activity-related policies and environments was summarized in detail: Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. (2012). Measuring progress in childhood obesity: Workshop report. National Academies Press: Washington, DC. Chapter 2, Physical activity and the built environment, pages 5-20.
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.
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., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Van Dyck, D., and Calhoon, L. (2013). Using accelerometers in youth physical activity studies: A review of methods. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10, 437-450. Published online in 2011.
Roesch, S.C., Norman, G.N., Merz, E., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2013). Longitudinal measurement invariance of psychosocial measures in physical activity research: An application to adolescent data. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 721-729. PMCID: PMC3668442
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
Winston, C. P., Sallis, J. F., Swartz, M., Hoelscher, D. M., and Peskin, M. F. (2013). Consumer nutrition environments of hospitals: An exploratory analysis using the Healthy Hospital Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines and Gift Shops. Preventing Chronic Disease, 10:120335. Posted online July 8, 2013. PMCID: PMC3702231.
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. PMCID: PMC3606828.
Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health, 13:403. Published online April 27, 2013. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-403. PMCID: PMC3728214.
Winston, C. P., Sallis, J. F., Swartz, M., Hoelscher, D. M., & Peskin, M. F. (2013). Reliability of the Healthy Hospital Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines and Gift Shops. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 113(8),1069-1075.
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.
Cain, K.L., Millstein, R.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C.M., Chapman, J., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2014). Contribution of streetscape audits to explanation of physical activity in four age groups based on the microscale audit of pedestrian streetscapes (MAPS). Social Science and Medicine, 116, 82-92. Available online 24 June 2014, ISSN 0277-9536.
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. *
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).
Carlson, J.A., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Glanz, K., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Association between neighborhood walkability and GPS-measured walking, bicycling and vehicle time in adolescents. Health and Place, 32, 1-7. Published online January 9, 2015.
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619.
Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Millstein, R.A., Geremia, C.M., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2015). Is your neighborhood designed to support physical activity? A brief streetscape audit tool. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12:150098. Posted online September 3, 2015.
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. (open access)
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.
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989. Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124.*
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Estevan, I., and Sallis, J. F. (2016). Ecological correlates of Spanish adolescents' physical activity during physical education classes. European Physical Education Review, 22(4), 479-489. DOI: 10.1177/1356336X15623494
Kurka, J.M., Adams, M.A., Geremia, C., Zhu, W., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Comparison of field and online observations for measuring land uses using the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 278-286.
Frank, L.D., Fox, E.H., Ulmer, J.M., Chapman, J.E., Kershaw, S.E., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Smith, G.R., Hinckson, E., Mavoa, S., Christiansen, L.B., Hino, A.A., Lopes, A., and Schipperijn, J. (2017). International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: Maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16(4). DOI: 10.1186/s12942-017-0077-9.
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
Carlson, J., Dean, K., and Sallis, J. (2017). Measures registry user guide: Physical activity environment. National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Washington, DC. *
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
Zhu, W., Sun, Y., Kurka, J., Geremia, C., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K., Conway, T., Sallis, J.F., Hooker, S., and Adams, M.A. (2017). Reliability between online raters with varying familiarities of a region: Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 240-248. Released online July 14, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.06.014
Phillips, C.B., Engelberg, J.K., Geremia, C.M., Zhu, W., Kurka, J., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., and Adams, M.A. (2017). Online versus in-person comparison of Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) assessments: Reliability of alternate methods. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16:27. DOI 10.1186/s12942-017-0101-0. Open access:
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A., Dean, K., & Vasconcelos, N.M. (2017). Automated ecological assessment of physical activity: advancing direct observation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1487. Open access:
Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C.M., Millstein, R.A., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Developing and validating an abbreviated version of the Microscale Audit for Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS-Abbreviated). Journal of Transport and Health, 5, 84-96.
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
Open access
Cain, K.L., Bonilla, E., Conway, T.L., Schipperijn, J., Geremia, C.M., Mignano, A., Kerr, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Defining accelerometer nonwear time to maximize detection of sedentary time in youth. Pediatric Exercise Science, 30(2), 288-295. DOI: 10.1123/pes.2017-0132.
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.
Millstein, R. A., Woodruff, S. I., Linton, L. S., Edwards, C. C., & Sallis, J. F. (2016). Development of measures to evaluate youth advocacy for obesity prevention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 84. DOI 10.1186/s12966-016-0410-x*
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Adams, M.A., Barnett, A., Cain, K.L., Owen, N., Christiansen, L.B., Van Dyck, D., Mitas, J., Sarmiento, O.L., Davey, R.C., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Objectively-assessed neighborhood destination accessibility and physical activity in adults from 10 countries: An analysis of moderators and perceptions as mediators. Social Science and Medicine, 211(8), 282-293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.034
Geremia, C.M., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2019). Validating and shortening the Environmental Assessment of Public Recreation Spaces observational measure. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 68-75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0142
Chrisinger, B.W., King, A.C., Hua, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How well do seniors estimate distance to food? The accuracy of older adults' reported proximity to local grocery stores. Geriatrics, 4, 11. DOI:10.3390/geriatrics4010011.
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186.
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405
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
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author) DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25444
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284
Sallis, J.F., & Rodriguez, D.A. Community supports for physical activity: Why and how to keep track of them. Blog post for American Heart Association Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation.*
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Kerr, J., Papa, A., Dean, K., and Vasconcelos, N.M. (2020). Automated high-frequency observations of physical activity using computer vision. Medicine & Science in Sport and Exercise, 52(9), 2029-2036. DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002341 PMID: 32175976
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
Roesch, S., Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Natarajan, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Crime and physical activity measures from the Safe and Fit Environments Study (SAFE) Psychometric properties across age groups. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22, 101381.
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.
Mental Health
Kolody, B., and Sallis, J.F. (1995). A prospective study of ponderosity, body image, self-concept, and psychological variables in children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 16, 1-5. Abstracted in Capsules and Comments in Pediatric Nursing, June 1995.
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.
Lee, R.E., Goldberg, J.H., Sallis, J.F., Hickmann, S.A., Castro, C.M., and Chen, A.H. (2001). A prospective analysis of the relationship between walking and mood in sedentary ethnic minority women. Women & Health, 32(4), 1-15.
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.
Smith, T.C., Wingard, D.L., Ryan, M.A.K., Kritz-Silverstein, D., Slymen, D.J., and Sallis, J.F., for the Millenium Cohort Study Team. (2009). PTSD prevalence, associated exposures, and functional health outcomes in a large, population-based military cohort. Public Health Reports, 124, 90-102.
Sallis, J.F., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2. Longer report, data tables, slides*
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Gallo, L., Carlson, J.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowski, M., Roesch, S.C., Gonzalez, F., Geremia, C.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Castaneda, S.F., and Allison, M.A. (2019). The HCHS/SOL Community and Surrounding Areas Study (SOL CASAS): Sample, design, and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, 30, 57-65.
Vancampfort, D., Stubbs, B., Sallis, J.F., Nabanoba, J., Basangwa, D., Oyeyemi, A.L., Kasoma, S.S., De Hert, M., Myin-Germeys, I., and Mugisha, J. (2019). Associations of the built environment with physical activity and sedentary time in Ugandan outpatients with mental health problems. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 243-250.
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Links to International Coronavirus and Physical Activity Research Network (INCOPAR) registry of studies: Google Form to enter study information Repository (Google Sheets) to view all information
Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., and Pratt, M. (2020). Multiple benefits of physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Brasilian Journal of Physical Activity/Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica & Saude, 25, 14268. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Sallis, J.F. & Pratt, M. Physical activity can be helpful in the pandemic. Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune. April 7, 2020. Commentary.
This is a recording of my lecture to UC San Diego medical students on this topic.
Spanish translation on the RAFA/PANA website that reaches physical activity professionals throughout Latin America
Post on Agita Mundo website, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Blog (with references) and lecture featured on ISBNPA website.*
PlayCore’s news and social media (lecture and blog)
Blog on America Walks website
Material incorporated into a blog from UCSD Health. Posted May 14, 2020.
Adlahka, D., Sallis, J.F., & Pratt, M. COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial. The News Minute (India), April 16, 2020.
Interview (45 min) with Catherine Carrigan for her “Natural Healing Show” on UK Health Radio. Topic is physical activity and COVID-19. Recorded October 26, 2020. Access also through: bit.ly/3oD2CUS
Hua, J., Mendoza Vasconez, A.S., Chrisinger, B.W., Conway, T.L., Todd, M.W., Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2020). Associations of social cohesion and quality of life with objective and perceived built environments: A latent profile analysis among seniors. Journal of Public Health, fdaa217, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa217. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdaa217. Open access
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021. Link
Miscellaneous Health Topics
Patterson, T.L., Kaplan, R.M., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1987). Aggregation of blood pressure in Anglo-American and Mexican-American families. Preventive Medicine, 16, 616-625.
Spry, V.M., Hovell, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Elder, J.P., and Molgaard, C.A. (1989). Recruiting survey respondents to mailed surveys: Controlled trials of incentives and prompts. American Journal of Epidemiology, 130, 166-172.
Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., McKenzie, T.L., Buono, M.J., Atkins, C.J., and Nader, P.R. (1989). Stability of systolic blood pressure reactivity to exercise in young children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 10, 38-43.
Atkins, C.J., Senn, K., Rupp, J., Kaplan, R.M., Patterson, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1990). Attendance at health promotion programs: Baseline predictors and program outcomes. Health Education Quarterly, 17, 417-428.
Taras, H.L., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., and Nelson, J. (1990). Children's television-viewing habits and the family environment. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 144, 357-359.
Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., Nader, P.R., Buono, M.J., Patterson, T.L., and Nelson, J.A. (1991). Blood pressure reactivity to exercise: Stability, determinants, family aggregation, and prediction. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 12, 162-170.
Taras, H.L., and Sallis, J.F. (1992). Blood pressure reactivity in young children: Comparing three stressors. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 13, 41-45.
Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., Frank-Spohrer, G., Berry, C.C., Davis, T.B., and Nader, P.R. (1995). Child's home environment in relation to the mother's adiposity. International Journal of Obesity, 19, 190-197.
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.*
Sallis, J.F. (2010). We do not have to sacrifice children’s health to achieve academic goals. Journal of Pediatrics, 156, 696-697.
Green, L.W., Brancati, F.L., Albright, A., and the Primary Prevention of Diabetes Working Group. (2012). Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes: Integrative public health primary care opportunities, challenges, and strategies. Family Practice, 29, i13-i23. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmr126.*
Sallis, J.F., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2. Longer report, data tables, slides*
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.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186. Open access.
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405
Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Chaix, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Caeyenberghs, K., Jalaludin, B., Sugiyama, T., Sallis, J.F., Lautenschlager, N.T., Ni, M.Y., Poudel, G., Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Tham, R., Wheeler, A.J., Knibbs, L., Tian, L., Chan, Y., Dunstan, D.W., Carver, A., and Anstey, K. (2020). International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: Methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health. BMJ Open,10:e036607. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036607
Sallis, J.F., and Pratt, M. (2020). Multiple benefits of physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Brasilian Journal of Physical Activity/Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica & Saude, 25, 14268. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
Adlakha, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2020). Activity-friendly neighbourhoods can benefit non-communicable and infectious diseases. Cities & Health: 1783479. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1783479Link to infographic in Supplemental Materials See an article in The Conversation (UK) based on this paper. Released July 24, 2020. Republished in The Conversation (Indonesia): “Mengapa kota yang padat baik untuk kesehatan, bahkan selama pandemic.” July 28, 2020.Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F. & Pratt, M. Physical activity can be helpful in the pandemic. Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune. April 7, 2020. Commentary.
This is a recording of my lecture to UC San Diego medical students on this topic.
Spanish translation on the RAFA/PANA website that reaches physical activity professionals throughout Latin America
Post on Agita Mundo website, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Blog (with references) and lecture featured on ISBNPA website.
PlayCore’s news and social media (lecture and blog)
Blog on America Walks website
Material incorporated into a blog from UCSD Health. Posted May 14, 2020.
Adlahka, D., Sallis, J.F., & Pratt, M. COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial. The News Minute (India), April 16, 2020.
Interview (45 min) with Catherine Carrigan for her “Natural Healing Show” on UK Health Radio. Topic is physical activity and COVID-19. Recorded October 26, 2020. Access also through: bit.ly/3oD2CUS
Roesch, S., Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Natarajan, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Crime and physical activity measures from the Safe and Fit Environments Study (SAFE) Psychometric properties across age groups. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22, 101381. Open access, DOI
Sallis, R., Rohm Young, D., Tartof, S.Y., Sallis, J.F., Sall, J., Li, Q., Smith, G.N., and Cohen, D.A. (2021). Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: A study in 48 440 adult patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Released online April 13, 2021.
New York Times summary by Gretchen Reynolds. April 14, 2021.
The Reynolds article was translated to Spanish and published in Argentina’s El Clarin. April 20, 2021.
Dana Santos article on CNN website. April 13, 2021.
Blog from UC San Diego Health
Paul Sisson article in San Diego Union-Tribune. April 18, 2021.
New Zealand coverage
Australian coverage
Canadian coverage
Quoted in local TV news story by Jared Aarons, ABC Channel 10 San Diego. April 21, 2021: Exercise has dramatic impact on severity of COVID-19 cases.
Article in The Nation newspaper, Kenya. April 28, 2021.
Hasson, R., Sallis, J.F., Coleman, N., Kaushal, N., Nocera, V., and Keith, N. (2021). COVID-19: Implications for physical activity, health disparities, and health equity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/15598276211029222
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021.
Nutrition
Vega, W.A., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Rupp, J.W., Morris, J.A., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Predictors of dietary change in Mexican-American families participating in a health behavior change program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4, 194-199.
Patterson, T.L., Rupp, J.W., Sallis, J.F., Atkins, C.J., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Aggregation of dietary calories, fats, and sodium in Mexican-American and Anglo families. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4, 75-82.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Abramson, I.S., Rupp, J.W., Senn, K.L., Atkins, C.J., Roppe, B.E., Morris, J.A., Wallace, J.P., and Vega, W.A. (1989). A family approach to cardiovascular risk reduction: Results from the San Diego Family Health Project. Health Education Quarterly, 16, 229-244.
Taras, H.L., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Nader, P.R., and Nelson, J.A. (1989). Television's influence on children's diet and physical activity. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 10, 176-180.
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1991). The development of scales to measure knowledge and preference for diet and physical activity behavior in 4- to 8-year-old children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 12, 185-190.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Abramson, I.S., Broyles, S.L., Patterson, T.L., Senn, K., Rupp, J.W., and Nelson, J.A. (1992). Family-based cardiovascular risk reduction education among Mexican- and Anglo-Americans. Family and Community Health, 15, 57-74.
Sallis, J.F. (1993). Promoting healthful diet and physical activity. pp. 209-241. In S.G. Millstein, A.C. Petersen, and E.O. Nightingale (Eds.), Promoting the Health of Adolescents: New Directions for the Twenty-first Century. New York: Oxford University Press.
Jones, L.R. & Sallis, J.F. (1996). Are students bringing nutritious lunches to school? SDSU McNair Journal, 3, 130-137.
Ockene, J.K., McBride, P.E., Sallis, J.F., Bonollo, D.P., and Ockene, I.S. (1997). Synthesis of lessons learned from cardiopulmonary preventive interventions in healthcare practice settings. Annals of Epidemiology, 7 (Supplement), S32-S45.
Canez, B.O. (& Sallis, J.F.) (1997). Ethnic differences on a saturated fat/cholesterol avoidance scale. SDSU McNair Journal, 4, 92-97.
Jones, L.R. (&Sallis, J.F.) (1997). Ethnic/gender differences in the use of low-fat foods in bag lunches. SDSU McNair Journal, 4, 120-130.
Sallis, J.F. (1998). Helping schools provide better food and more activity. The Weight Control Digest, 8(5), 749-752.
Tagle-Ramirez, A.G. (& Sallis, J.F.) (1998). Sources of dietary fat consumed by middle school students: Gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences. SDSU McNair Journal, 5, 132-139. (actually published 1999).
Zive, M.M., Frank-Spohrer, G.C., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., Broyles, S.L., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Determinants of dietary intake in a sample of white and Mexican-American children. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 98, 1282-1289.
Jones, L.R., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., and Pelletier, R.L. (1999). Ethnic and gender differences in request for and use of low/non-fat foods in bag lunches. Journal of School Health, 69, 332-336.
Elder, J., Sallis, J.F., Zive, M.M., Hoy, P., McKenzie, T.L., Nader, P.R., and Berry, C.C. (1999). Factors affecting selection of restaurants by Anglo- and Mexican-American families. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 99, 856-858.
Broyles, S.L., Sallis, J.F., Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., McKenzie, T.L., Hoy, P.L., and Nader, P.R. (1999). Correlations among physical activity and eating behaviors in 4- to 7-year-old Anglo- and Mexican-American children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 20, 405-410.
Wildey, M.B., Pampalone, S.Z., Pelletier, R.L., Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., and Sallis, J.F. (2000). Fat and sugar levels are high in snacks purchased from student stores in middle schools. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 100, 319-322.*
Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., and Rupp, J. (2001). Screening measure for assessing dietary fat intake among adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 33, 699-706.*
Patrick, K., Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J., Lydston, D.D., Calfas, K.J., Zabinski, M.F., Wilfley, D.E., Saelens, B.E., and Brown, D.R.. (2001). A multicomponent program for nutrition and physical activity change in primary care: PACE+ for adolescents. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 940-946.
Zive, M.M., Pelletier, R.L., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (2002). An environmental intervention to improve a la carte foods at middle schools. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 102, S76-S78.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L. Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Marshall, S.J., Alcaraz, J.E., Rosengard, R., Strelow, J., & Powers, H. Promoting and measuring youth physical activity throughout the school day: Project M-SPAN. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 7 (supplement), 44-53. (proceedings, published in Estonia)
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Broyles, S.L., Berry, C.C., and Taras, H.L. (2002). Home environmental influences on children’s television watching from early to middle childhood. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 127-132.
Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Pelletier, R.L., Powers, H.S., Marshall, S.J., Zive, M.M., and Elder, J.P. (2002). What do middle school children bring in their bag lunches? Preventive Medicine, 34, 422-427.
Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Pelletier, R.L., Marshall, S., and Sallis, J.F. (2002). Sources of dietary fat in middle schools. Preventive Medicine, 35, 376-382.*
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Wilfley, D.E., Patrick, K., Cella, J.A., & Buchta, R. (2002). Behavioral weight control for overweight adolescents initiated in primary care. Obesity Research, 10, 22-32.
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., Zabinski, M.F., Wilfley, D.E., Rupp, J., Prochaska, J.J., Thompson, S., Pratt, M., and Patrick, K. (2002). Preliminary evaluation of a multi-component program for nutrition and physical activity change in primary care: PACE+ for adults. Preventive Medicine, 34, 153-161.
Masui, R., Sallis, J.F., Berry, C.C., Broyles, S.L., Elder, J.P., Nader, P.R., and Zive, M.M. (2002). The relationship between health beliefs and behaviors and dietary intake in early adolescence. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 102, 421-424.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Zive, M.M., Marshall, S.J., and Alcaraz, J.E. (2003). Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity: A randomized controlled trial in middle schools. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24, 209-217. *
Prochaska, J.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Reliability and validity of a fruit and vegetable screening measure for adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 163-165.*
Prochaska, J.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). A randomized controlled trial of single versus multiple health behavior change: Promoting physical activity and nutrition among adolescents. Health Psychology, 23, 314-318.
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., and Frank, L.D. (2005). Healthy nutrition environments: Concepts and measures. American Journal of Health Promotion, 19, 330-333.
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.
Barlow, S., and the Expert Committee. (2007). Expert committee recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report. Pediatrics, 120, S254-S288.
Rosenberg, D.E., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2007). Covariation of adolescent physical activity and nutrition behaviors over 12-months. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, 472-478.
Sanchez, A., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Cella, J., and Patrick, K. (2007). Patterns and correlates of multiple risk physical activity and nutrition behaviors in adolescents.American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32, 124-130.
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)*
Norman, G.J., Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Wagner, N., Calfas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2010). Reliability and validity of brief psychosocial measures related to dietary behaviors. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, 56. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-56
Huang, J.S., Gottschalk, M., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2011). Compliance with behavioral guidelines for diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviors is related to insulin resistance among overweight and obese youth. BMC Research Notes, 4, 29.
Cerin, E., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., and Glanz, K. (2011). From neighborhood design and food options to residents’ weight status. Appetite, 56, 693-703. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.006
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.
Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D.J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., and Chapman, J. (2011). Income disparities in perceived neighborhood built and social environment attributes. Health and Place, 17(6), 1274-1283. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.006.
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.*
Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Rosenberg, D., Zabinksi, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Rock, C.L., and Dillon, L.W. (2011). Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42(3), 391-401.
Carlson, J.A., Crespo, N.C., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, R.E., and Elder, J.E. (2012). Dietary-related and physical activity-related predictors of obesity in children: A 2-year prospective study. Childhood Obesity, 8(2), 110-115.
Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Couch, S.C., Learnihan, V., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Cain, K. (2012). Objective assessment of obesogenic environments in youth: Geographic information system methods and spatial findings from the Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e47-e55. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.006. Epub on April 10, 2012.*
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., Cain, K.L., Chapman, J., and Glanz, K. (2012). Obesogenic neighborhood environments, child and parent obesity: The Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e57-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.008. Epub on April 10, 2012.*
Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and Chapman, J. (2012). Predictors of trips to food destinations. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 58. Published online May 20, 2012.
Shapiro, J., Koro, T., Doran, N., Thompson, S., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2012). Text4Diet: A randomized controlled study using text messaging for weight loss behaviors. Preventive Medicine. Published online September 20, 2012.
Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Bromby, E., and Glanz, K. (2012). Assessing reliability and validity of the GroPromo audit tool for evaluation of grocery store marketing and promotional environments. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44, 597-603.
Moy, K., Sallis, J.F., Trinidad, D.R., Ice, C.L., and McEligot, A.J. (2012). Health behaviors of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults in California. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 24(6), 961-969. doi:10.1177/1010539511408068
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
Dirige, O.V., Carlson, J.A., Alcaraz, J., Moy, K.L., Rock, C., Oades, R., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Siglang Buhay: Nutrition and physical activity promotion in Filipino Americans through community organizations. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 19(2), 162-168. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182571708
Sallis, J.F., Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Lemes, A., and Wagner, N. (2013). Trends in presentations of environmental and policy studies related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010: A commentary to accompany the Active Living Research Suppment to Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1, suppl 1), 14-17.
Winston, C. P., Sallis, J. F., Swartz, M., Hoelscher, D. M., and Peskin, M. F. (2013). Consumer nutrition environments of hospitals: An exploratory analysis using the Healthy Hospital Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines and Gift Shops. Preventing Chronic Disease, 10:120335. Posted online July 8, 2013. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120335 PMCID: PMC3702231.
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Calfas, K.J., Raab, F., Gottschalk, M., Sallis, J.F., Godbole, S., and Covin, J. (2013). Outcomes of a 12-month technology-based intervention to promote weight loss in adolescents at risk for type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 17(3), 759-770.
Winston, C. P., Sallis, J. F., Swartz, M., Hoelscher, D. M., & Peskin, M. F. (2013). Reliability of the Healthy Hospital Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines and Gift Shops. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 113(8),1069-1075
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Rosenberg, D.E., Calfas, K.J., Covin , J.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Two-year outcomes of a primary-care and home-based intervention for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet in adolescents. Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, 6, 44-510.
Couch, S.D., Glanz, K., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Home food environment in relation to children's diet quality and weight status. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 114(10), 1569-1579.
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619.
Labarthe, D.R., Goldstein, L.B., Antman, E., Arnett, D., Fonarow, G., Alberts, M., Hayman, L.L., Khera, A., Sallis, J.F., Daniels, S.R., Sacco, R.L., Li, S., Ku, L., Lantz, P., Robinson, J.G., Creager, M.A., Van Horn, L., Kris-Etherton, P., Bhatnagar, A., and Whitsel, L.P.; on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Council on Hypertension, Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. (2016). Evidence-based policy making: Assessment of the American Heart Association's strategic policy portfolio. Circulation, 133, e615-e653.
Open access: DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410.
Published online April 4, 2016.
Millstein, R.A., Woodruff, S.I., Linton, L., Edwards, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). A pilot study evaluating the effects of a youth advocacy program on youth readiness to advocate for environment and policy changes for obesity prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 648-658. DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0408-6. Published online June 2, 2016.
Robson, S.M., Couch, S.C., Peugh, J.L., Glanz, K., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2016). Parent diet quality and energy intake are related to child diet quality and energy intake. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(6), 984-990.
Sánchez -Vaznaugh, E., Bécares, L., Sallis, J.F., and Sánchez, B.N. (2016). Active school transport and fast food intake: Are there racial and ethnic differences? Preventive Medicine, 91, 281-286.
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.
Liu, J., Godino, J.G., Norman, G.J., Hill, L., Calfas, K., Sallis, J.F., Arredondo, E., Rock, C.L., Criqui, M., Zhu, S-H., Griffiths, K., Covin, J., Dillon, L., and Patrick, K. (2018). Planned care for obesity and cardiovascular risk reduction using a stepped-down approach: A randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine, 114, 223-231.
Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Two-year changes in child weight status, diet, and activity by neighborhood nutrition and physical activity environment. Obesity, 26, 1338-1346. DOI:10.1002/oby.22247*
Chrisinger, B.W., King, A.C., Hua, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How well do seniors estimate distance to food? The accuracy of older adults' reported proximity to local grocery stores. Geriatrics, 4, 11. DOI:10.3390/geriatrics4010011.
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186. Open access.
Cochrane, T., Yu, Y., Davey, R., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Adams, M.A., Macfarlane, D., Van Dyck, D., Lai, P-C., Sarmiento, O., Troelsen, J., Salvo, D., Reis, R., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Owen, N., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of built environment and proximity of food outlets with body weight: Analysis from 14 cities in 10 countries. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105874.
Ortega, A., Bejarano, C., Cushing, C.C., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A.E., Steel, C., Shook, R.P., Sullivan, D.K., Couch, S.C., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, K., Sallis, J.F., & Carlson, J.A (2020). Differences in adolescent activity and dietary behaviors across home, school, and other locations warrant location-specific intervention approaches. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17, 123.
Robson, S., Vadiveloo, M., Green, S., Couch, S.C., Sallis, J.F., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B. E. (2020). Examining the consumer restaurant environment and dietary intake in children. Preventive Medicine Reports, 20: 101274. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101274
Obesity
Patterson, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Kaplan, R.M., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Influence of physical activity and diet on aggregation of body mass index in Mexican-American and Anglo families. Journal of Obesity and Weight Regulation, 7, 77-90.
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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.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Wilfley, D.E., Patrick, K., Cella, J.A., & Buchta, R. (2002). Behavioral weight control for overweight adolescents initiated in primary care. Obesity Research, 10, 22-32.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., and Rosengard, P. (2004). Evaluation of a two-year school physical education intervention: M-SPAN. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36. 1382-1388.
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Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., and Frank, L.D. (2005). Healthy nutrition environments: Concepts and measures. American Journal of Health Promotion, 19, 330-333.
Rosenberg, D.E., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and McKenzie, T.L. (2006). Active transportation to school over 2 years in relation to weight status and physical activity. Obesity Research, 14, 1771-1776. *
Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., Saelens, B.E., and Bachman, W. (2006). Many pathways from land use to health: Associations between neighborhood walkability and active transportation, body mass index, and air quality. Journal of the American Planning Association, 72, 75-87.
Norman, G.J., Nutter, S.K., Ryan, S., Sallis, J.F., Cal fas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2006). Community design and access to recreational facilities as correlates of adolescent physical activity and body mass index. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3 (Suppl. 2), S118-S128.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Story, M., and Orleans, T.O. (2007). A research perspective on findings from Bridging the Gap. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4S), S169-S171. (invited commentary)
Barlow, S., and the Expert Committee. (2007). Expert committee recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report. Pediatrics, 120, S254-S288.
Coleman, K.J., Rosenberg, D.E., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Cain, K. (2008). Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers. Preventive Medicine, 47, 309-312.
Sallis, J.F., Linton, L.S., Kraft, M.K., Cutter, C.L., Kerr, J., Weitzel, J., Wilson, A., Spoon, C., Harrison, I.D., Cervero, R., Patrick, K., Scmid, T., and Pratt, M. (2009). The Active Living Research Program: Six years of grantmaking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (2Suppl.2), S10-S21.
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., Story, M., and Lou, D. (2009). Study designs and analytic strategies for environmental and policy research on obesity, physical activity, and diet: Recommendations from a meeting of experts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (2 Suppl. 2), S72-S77.
Frank, L., Kerr, J., Saelens, B., Sallis, J., Glanz, K., and Chapman, J. (2009). Food outlet visits, physical activity, and body weight: Variations by gender and race-ethnicity. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, 124-131. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.055533
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.
Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Slymen, D.J., Cain, K.L., Chapman, J.E., and Kerr, J. (2009). Neighborhood built environment and income: Examining multiple health outcomes. Social Science and Medicine, 68, 1285-1293. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.017
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) *
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Maher, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2010). Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, 10.
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.
Huang, J.S., Gottschalk, M., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2011). Compliance with behavioral guidelines for diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviors is related to insulin resistance among overweight and obese youth. BMC Research Notes, 4, 29.
Cerin, E., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., and Glanz, K. (2011). From neighborhood design and food options to residents’ weight status. Appetite, 56, 693-703. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2011.02.006
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.
Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D.J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., and Chapman, J. (2011). Income disparities in perceived neighborhood built and social environment attributes. Health and Place, 17(6), 1274-1283. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.006.
Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Rosenberg, D., Zabinksi, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Rock, C.L., and Dillon, L.W. (2011). Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42(3), 391-401.
Sallis, J.F. (2011). Potential versus actual benefits of exergaming. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 165, 227-229. (invited commentary). Published Online: March 7, 2011. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.16
Green, L.W., Brancati, F.L., Albright, A., and the Primary Prevention of Diabetes Working Group. (2012). Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes: Integrative public health primary care opportunities, challenges, and strategies. Family Practice, 29, i13-i23. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmr126.*
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.
Carlson, J.A., Crespo, N.C., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, R.E., and Elder, J.E. (2012). Dietary-related and physical activity-related predictors of obesity in children: A 2-year prospective study. Childhood Obesity, 8(2), 110-115.
Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Couch, S.C., Learnihan, V., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Cain, K. (2012). Objective assessment of obesogenic environments in youth: Geographic information system methods and spatial findings from the Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e47-e55. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.006. Epub on April 10, 2012. *
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., Cain, K.L., Chapman, J., and Glanz, K. (2012). Obesogenic neighborhood environments, child and parent obesity: The Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), e57-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.008. Epub on April 10, 2012.*
Crespo, N.C., Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Campbell, N.R., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Baquero, B., and Arredondo, E. (2012). Results of a multi-level intervention to prevent and control childhood obesity among Latino children: The Aventuras Para Niños study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 84-100. January 4, 2012 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI 10.1007/s12160-011-9332-7
Shapiro, J., Koro, T., Doran, N., Thompson, S., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2012). Text4Diet: A randomized controlled study using text messaging for weight loss behaviors. Preventive Medicine. Published online September 20, 2012.
My presentation on measuring physical activity-related policies and environments was summarized in detail: Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. (2012). Measuring progress in childhood obesity: Workshop report. National Academies Press: Washington, DC. Chapter 2, Physical activity and the built environment, pages 5-20.
Sallis, J.F., Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Lemes, A., and Wagner, N. (2013). Trends in presentations of environmental and policy studies related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010: A commentary to accompany the Active Living Research Suppment to Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1, suppl 1), 14-17.
Norman, G.J., Carlson, J.A., Omara, S., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, L.D., and Godbole, S. (2013). Neighborhood preference, walkability and walking in overweight/obese men. American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(2), 277-282.
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Calfas, K.J., Raab, F., Gottschalk, M., Sallis, J.F., Godbole, S., and Covin, J. (2013). Outcomes of a 12-month technology-based intervention to promote weight loss in adolescents at risk for type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 17(3), 759-770.
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.
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Rosenberg, D.E., Calfas, K.J., Covin, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Two-year outcomes of a primary-care and home-based intervention for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet in adolescents. ICAN: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition. Published online August 29, 2013. DOI: 10.1177/1941406413502670.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hekler, E.B., Parata, E. (accepted). An adaptive physical activity intervention for overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 8(12):e82901. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082901
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.
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.
Economos, C.D., Sallis, J.F., Keith, N.R., and Newkirk, J. (2014). The Active Living Research 2013 Conference: Achieving change across sectors: Integrating research, policy, and practice. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl), S1-S4.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hekler, E.B., and Parata, E. (2013). An adaptive physical activity intervention for overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 8(12):e82901. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082901
Couch, S.D., Glanz, K., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Home food environment in relation to children's diet quality and weight status. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 114(10), 1569-1579.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.A., Castro-Pinero, J., Conde-Caveda, J., Cabanas-Sanchez, V., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O. (2015). Independent and combined influence of neonatal and current body composition on academic performance in youth: The UP & DOWN Study. Pediatric Obesity, 10(3), 157-164. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.239.
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.
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619.
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.
Engelberg, J.K., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Dog walking among adolescents: Correlates and contribution to physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 82(1), 65-72.
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. International innovations in physical activity promotion. A summary of my presentation, published in a Summary Report. Building a Culture of Health: Lessons Learned from Global Efforts: Case Study of Childhood Obesity. Co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research. February 2015.
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.
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Labarthe, D.R., Goldstein, L.B., Antman, E., Arnett, D., Fonarow, G., Alberts, M., Hayman, L.L., Khera, A., Sallis, J.F., Daniels, S.R., Sacco, R.L., Li, S., Ku, L., Lantz, P., Robinson, J.G., Creager, M.A., Van Horn, L., Kris-Etherton, P., Bhatnagar, A., and Whitsel, L.P.; on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Council on Hypertension, Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. (2016). Evidence-based policy making: Assessment of the American Heart Association's strategic policy portfolio. Circulation, 133, e615-e653.
Open access: DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410. Published online April 4, 2016.
Millstein, R.A., Woodruff, S.I., Linton, L., Edwards, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). A pilot study evaluating the effects of a youth advocacy program on youth readiness to advocate for environment and policy changes for obesity prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 648-658. DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0408-6. Published online June 2, 2016.
Robson, S.M., Couch, S.C., Peugh, J.L., Glanz, K., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2016). Parent diet quality and energy intake are related to child diet quality and energy intake. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(6), 984-990.
Sallis, J.F. (2016). New evidence for the role of transportation in health. The Lancet Public Health. Invited commentary. Open access: Published Online October 28, 2016.
Invited commentary on the following article
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.
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
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Carlson, J.A., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., and Saelens, B.E. (2018). Neighborhood built environment and socioeconomic status in relation to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 110, 47-54.
Sallis, J.F. (2018). The value of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Past, present, and future. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(3), 475-477. (Invited commentary).
Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Haughton, J., Slymen, D., Sallis, J., Perez, L., Serrano, N., Parra, M., Valdivia, R., and Ayala, G.X. (2017). Fe en Acción: Promoting physical activity among churchgoing Latinas. American Journal of Public Health, 107(7):1109-1115. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303785
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634.
Liu, J., Godino, J.G., Norman, G.J., Hill, L., Calfas, K., Sallis, J.F., Arredondo, E., Rock, C.L., Criqui, M., Zhu, S-H., Griffiths, K., Covin, J., Dillon, L., and Patrick, K. (2018). Planned care for obesity and cardiovascular risk reduction using a stepped-down approach: A randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine, 114, 223-231.
Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Two-year changes in child weight status, diet, and activity by neighborhood nutrition and physical activity environment. Obesity, 26, 1338-1346. DOI:10.1002/oby.22247 *
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25074 (full report)
Chrisinger, B.W., King, A.C., Hua, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How well do seniors estimate distance to food? The accuracy of older adults' reported proximity to local grocery stores. Geriatrics, 4, 11. DOI:10.3390/geriatrics4010011.
Gallo, L., Carlson, J.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowski, M., Roesch, S.C., Gonzalez, F., Geremia, C.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Castaneda, S.F., and Allison, M.A. (2019). The HCHS/SOL Community and Surrounding Areas Study (SOL CASAS): Sample, design, and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, 30, 57-65. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.11.002
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186.
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12-14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions.
Cochrane, T., Yu, Y., Davey, R., Cerin, E., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Adams, M.A., Macfarlane, D., Van Dyck, D., Lai, P-C., Sarmiento, O., Troelsen, J., Salvo, D., Reis, R., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Owen, N., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of built environment and proximity of food outlets with body weight: Analysis from 14 cities in 10 countries. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105874.
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, pages 54-56. (Full report). *
Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Kerr, J., Adams, M.A., Sugiyama, T., Christiansen, L.B., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Frank, L.D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Owen, N. (2020). Built environment, physical activity and obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study. Annual Review of Public Health, 41, 119-139. Link to article and Supplemental Materials: Study Brief, Infographic, Detailed results tables, acknowledgments of IPEN Adult investigators. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-043657
Article landing page at journal
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Akram, M., Conway, T., Macfarlane, D., Davey, R., Sarmiento, O., Christiansen, L.B., Reis, R., Mitas, J., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Salvo, D., and Sallis, J. (2020). Do physical activity and sedentary time mediate the association of the perceived environment with BMI? The IPEN Adult study. Health & Place, 64: 102366. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102366
Robson, S., Vadiveloo, M., Green, S., Couch, S.C., Sallis, J.F., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2020). Examining the consumer restaurant environment and dietary intake in children. Preventive Medicine Reports, 20: 101274.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2020). Electronic devices as correlates of sedentary behavior and screen time among diverse low-income adolescents during the school year and summer time. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 17-30.
Research brief
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: e046636.full.pdf (bmj.com) doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046636
Physical Activity and Health
Sallis, J.F. (1986). Exercise adherence and motivation. Health Education Focal Points, No. 2, 1-3. (Centers for Disease Control publication).
Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Family determinants of health behavior. In D.S. Gochman (Ed.). Health Behavior: Emerging Research Perspectives. New York: Plenum, 107-124.
Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Buono, M.J., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Relation of cardiovascular fitness and physical activity to cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adults. American Journal of Epidemiology, 127, 933-941.
Kaplan, R.M., Patterson, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1989). Exercise suppresses heritability estimates for obesity in Mexican-American families. Addictive Behaviors, 14, 581-588.
Sallis, J.F., and Faucette, N. (1992). Physical activity. pp. 213-227. In H.M. Wallace, K. Patrick, G.S. Parcel, and J.B. Igoe (Eds), Principles and Practices of Student Health. Volume One: Foundations. Oakland, CA: Third Party.
Kaplan, R.M., Sallis, J.F., and Patterson, T.L. (1993). Health and Human Behavior. New York: McGraw-Hill. Slovak language translation published 1996 by Slovenske Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvo. Zdravie a Spravanie Cloveka.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Alcaraz, J.E. (1993). Habitual physical activity and health-related physical fitness in fourth grade children. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 147, 890-896.
Determinants of active living. Physical Activity and Fitness Research Digest, Series 1, No. 7, August 1994. A publication of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Blair, S.N., Wood, P.D., and Sallis, J.F. (1994). Workshop E: Physical activity and health. Preventive Medicine, 23, 558-559. (In the special section on Disease Prevention Research at NIH: An Agenda for All).
Sallis, J.F. (1995). A North American perspective on physical activity research in children and adolescents. pp. 221-234. In C.J.R. Blimkie and O. Bar-Or (Eds.), New Horizons in Pediatric Exercise Science. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
McKenzie, T. L., and Sallis, J. F. (1996). Physical activity, fitness, and health-related physical education. pp. 223-246. In S.J. Silverman and C.D. Ennis (Eds.), Student Learning In Physical Education: Applying Research To Enhance Instruction. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Sallis, J.F. (1996). Sports for all or physical activity for all? The Lancet, 347, 1779. (Invited commentary on "Sports participation and emotional wellbeing in a national cohort of adolescents").
Sallis, J.F. (1996) Measuring physical activity and energy expenditure, by Montoye, Kemper, Saris, and Washburn. (Book review). Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 28, 1214-1215.
Sallis, J.F. (1998). What do public health and behavioral science have to do with leading exercise? ACSM Certified News, 8(2), 5-6.
Armstrong, C.A., Sallis, J.F., Alcaraz, J.E., Kolody, B., McKenzie, T.L., and Hovell, M.F. (1998). Children’s television viewing, body fat, and physical fitness. American Journal of Health Promotion, 12, 363-368.
Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (1999). Physical Activity and Behavioral Medicine. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Japanese language translation published 2000 by Kitaohji Shobo in Tokyo.
Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., Zabinski, M.F., Prochaska, J.J., Thompson, S., Rupp, J., Wilfley, D.E. Lydston, D.D., and Long, B.J. (1999). A multi-media behavior change program for nutrition and physical activity in primary care: PACE+ for adults. Homeostasis, 39, 196-202. (published in Czech Republic).
Hickmann, S.A., Lee, R.E., Sallis, J.F., Castro, C.M., and Chen, A.H. (1999). The association of physical activity change with self-esteem in ethnic minority women: A prospective analysis. Journal of Gender, Culture, and Health, 4, 281-292.
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.
Sallis, J.F., and Linton, L.S. (2005). Leisure research, active lifestyles, and public health. Leisure Sciences, 27, 353-354. (commentary)
Rosenberg, D.E., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and McKenzie, T.L. (2006). Active transportation to school over 2 years in relation to weight status and physical activity. Obesity Research, 14, 1771-1776.*
Yancey, A.K., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Physical activity: Cinderella or Rodney Dangerfield? Preventive Medicine, 49, 277-279. Editorial for theme issue: Forum on Physical Activity Research and Funding.
Sallis, J.F. (2010). We do not have to sacrifice children’s health to achieve academic goals. Journal of Pediatrics, 156, 696-697.
Buman, M.P., Hekler, E.B., Haskell, W.L., Pruitt, L., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2010). Objective light-intensity physical activity associations with rated health in older adults. American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, 1155-1165.
Baruth, M., Wilcox, S., Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Marcus, B.H., and Blair, S.N. (2011). Changes in CVD risk factors at 6 and 24 months in the Activity Counseling Trial. International Journal of General Medicine, 4, 53-62. DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S15686.
Huang, J.S., Gottschalk, M., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2011). Compliance with behavioral guidelines for diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviors is related to insulin resistance among overweight and obese youth. BMC Research Notes, 4, 29.
deNazelle, A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Anto, J.M., Brauer, M., Briggs, D., Braun-Fahrlander, C., Cavill, N., Cooper, A.R., Desqueyroux, H., Fruin, S., Hoek, G., Panis, L.I., Janssen, N., Jerrett, M., Joffe, M., Jovanovic, Z., vanKempen, E., Kingham, S., Kubesch, N., Leyden, K.,Marshall, J.D., Matamala, J., Mellios, G., Mendez, M., Nassif, H., Ogilvie, D., Peiro, R., Perez, K., Rabl, A., Ragettli, M., Rodriguez, D., Rojas, D., Ruiz, P., Sallis, J.F., Terwoert, J., Toussaint, J-F., Tuomisto, J., Zuurbier, M., and Lebret, E. (2011). Improving health through policies that promote active travel: A review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment. Environment International, 37, 766-777. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2011.02.003.
Carlson, J.A., Crespo, N.C., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, R.E., and Elder, J.E. (2012). Dietary-related and physical activity-related predictors of obesity in children: A 2-year prospective study. Childhood Obesity, 8(2), 110-115.
Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2012). Outdoor physical activity and self-rated health in older adults living in two regions of the U.S. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:89. Available online July 30, 2012. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-89. PMCID: PMC3464785.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Mignano, A.M., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Elementary school practices and children's objectively measured physical activity during school. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 591-595. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.003.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-González, C.M., Martinez-Gomez, D., Cabanas-Sánchez, V., Fernández-Santos, J.R., Conde-Caveda, J., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O.L.; UP & DOWN Study Group. (2014). Objectively measured physical activity has a negative but weak association with academic performance in children and adolescents. Acta Paediatrica, 103, e501–e506.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.A., Martinez-Gomez, D., del-Campo, J., Gonzalez-Galo, A., Padilla-Modelo, C., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O. , on behalf of the UP & DOWN Study Group. (2014). Independent and combined influence of the components of physical fitness on academic performance in youth. Journal of Pediatrics, 165(2), 306-312.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Martinez-Gomez, D., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.M., Izquierdo-Gomez, R., Carbonell-Baeza, A., Castro-Pinero, J., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O.L., on behalf of the UP&DOWN Study Group. (2015). Maternal physical activity before and during the prenatal period and the offspring's academic performance in youth. The UP&DOWN study. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1049525
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Martinez-Gomez, D., Sallis, J.F., Cabanas-Sanchez, V., Fernandez-Santos, J., Castro-Pinero, J., and Veiga, O.L. (2015). Objectively measured and self-reported leisure-time sedentary behavior and academic performance in youth: The UP&DOWN Study. Preventive Medicine, 77(8), 106-111.
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.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Mignano A.M., Bonilla, E.A., Geremia, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Implementing classroom physical activity breaks: Associations with student physical activity and classroom behavior. Preventive Medicine, 81, 67-72
Sallis, J.F., and Carlson, J.A. (2015). Physical activity: Numerous benefits and effective interventions. pp. 169-184. In R.M. Kaplan, M.L. Spittel, and D.H. David, eds. Population health: Behavioral and social science insights. US Government Printing Office: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 15-002.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5.
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Sallis, J.F. (2016). New evidence for the role of transportation in health. The Lancet Public Health. Invited commentary. Open access: Published Online October 28, 2016.
Invited commentary on the following article
Gallo, L., Carlson, J.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowski, M., Roesch, S.C., Gonzalez, F., Geremia, C.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Castaneda, S.F., and Allison, M.A. (2019). The HCHS/SOL Community and Surrounding Areas Study (SOL CASAS): Sample, design, and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, 30, 57-65. DOI
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author) DOI
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Akram, M., Conway, T., Macfarlane, D., Davey, R., Sarmiento, O., Christiansen, L.B., Reis, R., Mitas, J., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Salvo, D., and Sallis, J. (2020). Do physical activity and sedentary time mediate the association of the perceived environment with BMI? The IPEN Adult study. Health & Place, 64: 102366. DOI
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19.
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Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Sallis, J.F., and Pratt, M. (2020). Multiple benefits of physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Brasilian Journal of Physical Activity/Revista Brasileira de Atividade Fisica & Saude, 25, 14268. In Special Issue on COVID-19. Open access
Sallis, J.F. & Pratt, M. Physical activity can be helpful in the pandemic. Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune. April 7, 2020. Commentary. This is a recording of my lecture to UC San Diego medical students on this topic.
Physical Activity and COVID-19. Featured on the EIM COVID-19 landing page
Spanish translation on the RAFA/PANA website that reaches physical activity professionals throughout Latin America
Post on Agita Mundo website, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Blog (with references) and lecture featured on ISBNPA website. PlayCore’s news and social media (lecture and blog)
Blog on America Walks website
Material incorporated into a blog from UCSD Health. Posted May 14, 2020.
Blog adapted for India. Adlahka, D., Sallis, J.F., & Pratt, M. COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial. The News Minute (India), April 16, 2020.
Interview (45 min) with Catherine Carrigan for her “Natural Healing Show” on UK Health Radio. Topic is physical activity and COVID-19. Recorded October 26, 2020.
Crist, K., Benmarhnia, T., Zamora, S., Yang, J-A., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Dillon, L., Sallis, J.F., and Jankowska, M.M. (2021). Device-measured and self-reported active travel associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors in an ethnically diverse sample of adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. In Special Issue: Health Impacts of the Built Environment and Transport Planning. Open access, DOI: 10.3390ijerph18083909
Sallis, R., Rohm Young, D., Tartof, S.Y., Sallis, J.F., Sall, J., Li, Q., Smith, G.N., and Cohen, D.A. (2021). Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: A study in 48 440 adult patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Released online April 13, 2021. Link
Hasson, R., Sallis, J.F., Coleman, N., Kaushal, N., Nocera, V., and Keith, N. (2021). COVID-19: Implications for physical activity, health disparities, and health equity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. DOI: DOI: 10.1177/15598276211029222 Article access: https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276211029222
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., and Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021. Link
Physical Activity Assessment - Adults
Rauh, M.J.D., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Sallis, J.F., and Gleghorn, A. (1992). The reliability and validity of self-reported physical activity in an adult Latino sample. International Journal of Epidemiology, 21, 966-971.
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.
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.
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.*
Sallis, J.F., Taylor, W.C., Dowda, M., Freedson, P.S., and Pate, R.R. (2002). Correlates of vigorous physical activity for children in grades 1 through 12: Comparing parent-reported and objectively measured physical activity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 30-44.
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.
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.*
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.
Robinson, A.H., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Rock, C.L., and Patrick, K. (2008). Validating stage of change measures for physical activity and dietary behaviors for overweight women. International Journal of Obesity, 32, 1137-1144.
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.
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.
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., 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.
Rovniak, L.S., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Marshall, S.J., Norman, G.J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and Hovell, M.F. (2010). Adults' physical activity patterns across life domains: Cluster analysis with replication. Health Psychology, 29, 496-506.
Buman, M.P., Hekler, E.B., Haskell, W.L., Pruitt, L., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2010). Objective light-intensity physical activity associations with rated health in older adults. American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, 1155-1165.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Cain, K., and King, A.C. (2012). Interactions between psychosocial and built environment factors in explaining older adults' physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 54(1), 68-73. doi: 10/1016/j.ypmed.2011.10.004
Hekler, E.B., Buman, M.P., Haskell, W.L., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., and King, A.C. (2012). Validity of CHAMPS sedentary to vigorous physical activity in older adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9, 225-236.
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.
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.
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989. Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124.*
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A., Dean, K., & Vasconcelos, N.M. (2017). Automated ecological assessment of physical activity: advancing direct observation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1487.
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Kerr, J., Papa, A., Dean, K., and Vasconcelos, N.M. (2020). Automated high-frequency observations of physical activity using computer vision. Medicine & Science in Sport and Exercise, 52(9), 2029-2036. DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002341 PMID: 32175976
Pratt, M., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Lopez, A.P., Zezza, A., Spoon, C., Geremia, C., Gaddis, I., Amankwah, A., Friedman, J., and Kilic, T. (2020). Physical activity and sedentary time in a rural adult population in Malawi compared with an age-matched U.S. urban population. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6, e000812. DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000812
Accompanied by a commentary: Brage, S., Assah, F., and Msyamboza, K.P. (2020). Quantifying population levels of physical activity in Africa using wearable sensors: implications for global physical activity surveillance. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000941. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000941
Physical Activity Assessment - Youth
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Broyles, S.L., and Nader, P.R. (1997). Factors parents use in selecting playspaces for young children. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 151, 414-417.
Freedson, P.S., Sirard, J, DeBold, N., Pate, R., Dowda, and Sallis, J.F. (1997). Validity of two physical activity monitors in children and adolescents. pp. 127-131. In N. Armstrong, B.J., & J.R. Welsman (Eds.), Children and Exercise XIX: Promoting Health and Well Being. London, England: E & FN Spon.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., Hoy, P.L., Nader, P.R., Zive, M.M., and Broyles, S.L. (1997). Physical activity level and prompts in young children at recess: A two-year study of a bi-ethnic sample. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 195-202.
Elder, J.P., Broyles, S.L., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Berry, C.C., Davis, T.B., Hoy, P.L., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Direct home observations of the prompting of physical activity in sedentary and active Mexican- and Anglo-American children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 19, 26-30.
McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.J., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2000). Leisure-time physical activity in school environments: An observational study using SOPLAY. Preventive Medicine, 30, 70-77.*
Trost, S.G., Pate, R.R., Freedson, P.S., Sallis, J.F., and Taylor, W.C. (2000). Using objective physical activity measures with youth: How many days of monitoring are needed? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32, 426-431.
Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., and Long, B. (2001). A physical activity screening measure for use with adolescents in primary care. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 554-559.
Pate, R.R., Freedson, P.S., Sallis, J.F., Taylor, W.C., Sirard, J., Trost, S.G., and Dowda, M. (2002). Compliance with physical activity guidelines: Prevalence in a population of children and youth. Annals of Epidemiology, 12, 303-308.*
Marshall, S.J., Biddle, S.J.H., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Conway, T.L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: A cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 401-417.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L. Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Marshall, S.J., Alcaraz, J.E., Rosengard, R., Strelow, J., & Powers, H. Promoting and measuring youth physical activity throughout the school day: Project M-SPAN. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 7 (supplement), 44-53. (proceedings, published in Estonia)
McMurray, R.G., Ring, K.B., Treuth, M.S., Welk, G.J., Pate, R.R., Schmitz, K.H., Pickrel, J.L., Gonzalez, M., Almeida, M.J.C.A., Young, D.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36, 2135-2143.
Hagler, A.S., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2006). Construct validity of physical activity and sedentary behaviors staging measures for adolescents. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 186-193.
Dowda, M., Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., Freedson, P.S., Taylor, W.C., Sirard, J.R., and Trost, S.G. (2007). Agreement between student-reported and proxy-reported physical activity questionnaires. Pediatric Exercise Science, 19, 310-318.
Barlow, S., and the Expert Committee. (2007). Expert committee recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report. Pediatrics, 120, S254-S288.
Barlow, S., and the Expert Committee. (2007). Expert committee recommendations on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report. Pediatrics, 120, S254-S288.
Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Van Dyck, D., and Calhoon, L. (2013). Using accelerometers in youth physical activity studies: A review of methods. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10, 437-450. Published online in 2011.
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989
Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124.*
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A., Dean, K., & Vasconcelos, N.M. (2017). Automated ecological assessment of physical activity: advancing direct observation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1487.
Open access
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284 Open access:
Carlson, J.A., Liu, B., Sallis, J.F., Hipp, J.A., Staggs, V.S., Kerr, J., Papa, A., Dean, K., and Vasconcelos, N.M. (2020). Automated high-frequency observations of physical activity using computer vision. Medicine & Science in Sport and Exercise, 52(9), 2029-2036. DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002341 PMID: 32175976
Physical Activity Correlates and Mediators - Adults
Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Buono, M.J., Atkins, C.J., and Nader, P.R. (1988). Aggregation of physical activity habits in Mexican-American and Anglo families. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11, 31-41.
Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Faucher, P., Elder, J.P., Blanchard, J., Caspersen, C.J., Powell, K.E., and Christenson, G.M. (1989). A multivariate study of determinants of vigorous exercise in a community sample. Preventive Medicine, 18, 20-34.
Hovell, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Spry, V.M., Elder, J.P., Faucher, P. and Caspersen, C.J. (1989). Identifying correlates of walking for exercise: An epidemiologic prerequisite for physical activity promotion. Preventive Medicine, 18, 856-866.
Hovell, M.F., Barrington, E., Hofstetter, R., Sallis, J., Rauh, M., and Black, D.R. (1990). Correlates of physical activity in overweight and not overweight persons: An assessment. Journal of the American Dietetics Association, 90, 1260.
Hofstetter, C.R., Hovell, M.F., and Sallis, J.F. (1990). Social learning correlates of exercise self-efficacy: Early experiences with physical activity.Social Science and Medicine, 31, 1169-1176.
Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Elder, J.P., Faucher, P., Spry, V.M., Barrington, E., and Hackley, M.(1990). Lifetime history of relapse from exercise. Addictive Behaviors, 15, 573-579.
Hovell, M., Sallis, J., Hofstetter, R., Barrington, E., Hackley, M., Elder, J., Castro, F., and Kilbourne, K. (1991). Identification of correlates of physical activity among Latino adults: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Community Health 62, 23-36.
Hofstetter, C.R., Hovell, M.F., Macera, C., Sallis, J.F., Spry, V., Barrington, E., and Callender, C. (1991). Illness, injury, and correlates of aerobic exercise and walking: A community study. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 62, 1-9.
Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., and Barrington, E. (1992). Explanation of vigorous physical activity during two years using social learning variables. Social Science and Medicine, 34, 25-32.
Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., and Hofstetter, C.R. (1992). Predictors of adoption and maintenance of vigorous physical activity in men and women.Preventive Medicine, 21, 237-251.
Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., Sallis, J.F., Rauh, M.J.D., and Barrington, E. (1992). Correlates of change in walking for exercise: An exploratory analysis. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 63, 425-434.
Armstrong, C.A., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., and Hofstetter, C.R. (1993). Stages of change, self-efficacy, and the adoption of vigorous exercise: A prospective analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15, 390-402.
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.
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., Oldenburg, B., and French, M. (1997). Mediators of change in physical activity following an intervention in primary care: PACE. Preventive Medicine, 26, 297-304.
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.
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. (1999). Influences on physical activity of children, adolescents, and adults. pp. 27-32. In C.B. Corbin and R.P. Pangrazi (Eds.), Toward a Better Understanding of Physical Fitness and Activity. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway.
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.
Castro, C.M., Sallis, J.F., Hickmann, S.A., Lee, R.E., and Chen, A.H. (1999). A prospective study of psychosocial correlates of physical activity for ethnic minority
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., and Frank, L.D. (2003). Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 80-91.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Black, J.B., and Chen, D. (2003). Neighborhood-based differences in physical activity: An environment scale evaluation. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 1552-1558.
De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2003). Environmental correlates of physical activity in a sample of Belgian adults. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 83-92.
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., 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.
Humpel, N., Owen, N., Leslie, E., Marshall, A.L., Bauman, A.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Associations of location and perceived environmental attributes with walking in neighborhoods. American Journal of Health Promotion, 18, 239-242.
Owen, N., Humpel, N., Leslie, E., Bauman, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Understanding environmental influences on walking: Review and research agenda. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 27, 67-76.
Laniado-Laborín, R, Candelaria, JI, Villaseñor, A, Woodruff, SI, Sallis, JF. (2004). Concordance between parental and children’s reports of smoking prompts. Chest, 125, 429-434.
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.
Atkinson, J.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K.L., and Black, J.B. (2005). The association of neighborhood design and recreational environments with physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 19, 304-309.
Iannotti, R.J., Sallis, J.F., Chen, R., Broyles, S.L., Elder, J.P., and Nader, P.R. (2005). Prospective analyses of relationships between mothers’ and children’s physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2, 16-34.
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., and Kerr, J. (2006). Built environment and physical activity. PCPFS Research Digest, Series 7, No.4, 1-8. Reprinted in Guerrero, L.K., and Hecht, M.L. (Eds.), The noverbal communication reader, 3rd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland, 2008, 270-286.*
Cerin, E., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., and Frank, L.D. (2006). Neighborhood environment walkability scale: Validity and development of a short form. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 38, 1682-1691.
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.
Owen, N., Cerin, E., Leslie, E., duToit, L., Coffee, N., Frank, L.D., Bauman, A.E., Hugo, G., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2007). Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33, 387-395.
Sallis, J.F. (2008). Angels in the details: Comment on “The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviours.” Preventive Medicine, 48.
Adams, M.A., Ryan, S., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, L.D., and Norman, G.J. (2009). Validation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS) items using Geographic Information Systems. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 6(Supplement 1), S113-S123.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Slymen, D.J., Cain, K.L., Chapman, J.E., and Kerr, J. (2009). Neighborhood built environment and income: Examining multiple health outcomes. Social Science and Medicine, 68, 1285-1293. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.017
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.
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.
Roesch, S.C., Norman, G.J., Villodas, F., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2010). Intervention-mediated effects for adult physical activity: A latent growth curve analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 71, 494-501.
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.
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)
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.
Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., Adams, M.A., Ryan, S., Frank, L., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2010). Do neighbourhood environments moderate the effect of physical activity lifestyle interventions in adults? Health and Place, 16, 903-908.
Moy, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Ice, C., and Thompson, K. (2010). Physical activity correlates for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(4), 1203-1214.
Lachapelle, U., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2011). Commuting by public transit and physical activity: Where you live, where you work, and how you get there. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 8, (suppl 1), S72-S82.
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.
Kerr, J., Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Rosenberg, D., Leak, C.R., Saelens, B.E., Chapman, J.E., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2011). Assessing health-related resources in senior living residences. Journal of Aging Studies, 25, 206-214. In special issue, “Age and the Cultivation of Place.” doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2011.03.004
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.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Norman, G.J., and Cain, K.L. (2011). Neighborhood environment profiles related to physical activity and weight status: A latent profile analysis. Preventive Medicine, 52, 326-331.
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.
Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D.J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K., and Chapman, J. (2011). Income disparities in perceived neighborhood built and social environment attributes. Health and Place, 17(6), 1274-1283. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.006.
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.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Chapman, J.E., Slymen, D.J., and Kerr, J. (2012). Neighborhood environmental and psychosocial correlates of adults' physical activity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(4), 637-646. Epub ahead of print September 16, 2011. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318237fe18
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.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Cain, K.L., and King, A.C. (2012). Neighborhood environment profiles for physical activity among older adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 36(6), 757-769. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.36.6.4
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.
Khan, K.M., Thompson, A.M., Blair, S.N., Sallis, J.F., Powell, K., Bull, F., and Bauman, A.E. (2012). Sport and exercise: Important contributor to the health of nations? The Lancet, 380, 59-64.
Bauman, A.E., Reis, R.S., Sallis, J.F., Wells, J.C., Loos, R.J.F., and Martin, B.W. on behalf of the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. (2012). Correlates of physical activity: Why are some people physically active and others not? The Lancet, 380, 31-44.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Wagner, N., Calfas, K.J., Groesz, L.M., and Norman, G.J. (2012). Brief physical activity-related psychosocial measures: Reliability and construct validity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9, 1178-1186.
Moy, K., Sallis, J.F., Trinidad, D.R., Ice, C.L., and McEligot, A.J. (2012). Health behaviors of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults in California. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 24(6), 961-969. doi:10.1177/1010539511408068
My presentation on measuring physical activity-related policies and environments was summarized in detail: Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. (2012). Measuring progress in childhood obesity: Workshop report. National Academies Press: Washington, DC. Chapter 2, Physical activity and the built environment, pages 5-20.
Candelaria, J.I., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Slymen, D.J., Cain, K.L., and Chapman, J.E. (2012). Differences in physical activity among adults in households with and without children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 9(7), 985-995.*
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., and Slymen, D.J. (2012). Interactive effects of built environment and psychosocial attributes on physical activity: A test of ecological models. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 365-374.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Norman, G.J., Carlson, J.A., Omara, S., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, L.D., and Godbole, S. (2013). Neighborhood preference, walkability and walking in overweight/obese men. American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(2), 277-282.
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.
Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health, 13:403. Published online April 27, 2013. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-403. PMCID: PMC3728214.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Dillon, L.I., Frank, L.D., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Environmental and demographic correlates of bicycling. Preventive Medicine, 57, 456-460. Published online June 19, 2013. Open access. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.014.
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
Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Van Dyck, D., and Calhoon, L. (2013). Using accelerometers in youth physical activity studies: A review of methods. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10, 437-450. Published online in 2011.
Bracy, N.L., Millstein, R.A., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and King, A.C. (2014). Is the relationship between the built environment and physical activity moderated by perceptions of crime and safety? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11:24. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-24.
Molina-Garcia, J., Sallis, J.F., and Castillo, I. (2014). Active commuting and sociodemographic factors among university students in Spain. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11, 359-363.
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.
Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Hovell, M.F., Hofstetter, C.R., and King, A.C. (2014). Neighborhood environment and physical activity among older adults: Do the relationships differ by driving status? Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 22, 421-431
Cain, K.L., Millstein, R.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C.M., Chapman, J., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2014). Contribution of streetscape audits to explanation of physical activity in four age groups based on the microscale audit of pedestrian streetscapes (MAPS). Social Science and Medicine, 116, 82-92. Available online 24 June 2014, ISSN 0277-9536,
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
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.*
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.
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.
Gebel, K., Ding, D., Foster, C., Bauman, A.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Improving current practice in reviews of the built environment and physical activity. Sports Medicine, 45(3), 297-302.
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. *
Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2015). Advances in physical activity and nutrition environment assessment tools and applications: Recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(5), 615-619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.01.023
Adams, M.A., Todd, M., Kurka, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Patterns of walkability, transit and recreation environments for physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(6), 878-887. Published Online: July 29, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.05.024.
Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Millstein, R.A., Geremia, C.M., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2015). Is your neighborhood designed to support physical activity? A brief streetscape audit tool. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12:150098. Posted online September 3, 2015.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Glanz, K., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Association between neighborhood walkability and GPS-measured walking, bicycling and vehicle time in adolescents. Health and Place, 32, 1-7. Published online January 9, 2015.
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.(open access).
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.
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Comment by Goenka and Andersen: Goenka, S., and Andersen, L.B. (2016). Our health is a function of where we live. The Lancet, 387(no. 10034) 2168-2170.
twitter hashtag: #GlobalActiveCities
Featured in this news article in JAMA. Abbasi, J. As walking movement grows, neighborhood walkability gains attention. JAMA, Medical News and Perspective. Published online June 29, 2016. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7755
Summarized in this article from a European Union newsletter. 'Science for Environment Policy', 8th July 2016, Urban design can promote walking: people physically active for up to 1.5 hours more per week in activity-friendly neighbourhoods, European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service.
White, M.N., King, A.C., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and Kerr, J. (2016). Caregiving, transport-related, and demographic correlates of sedentary behavior in older adults: The Senior Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (SNQLS). Journal of Aging and Health, 28(5), 812-833. DOI: 10.1177/0898264315611668
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989
Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124.*
Christiansen, L.B., Cerin, E., Badland, H., Kerr, J., Davey, R., Troelsen, J., Van Dyck, D., Mitáš, J., Schofield, G., Sugiyama, T., Salvo, D., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Adams, M., Frank, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). International comparisons of the associations between objective measures of the built environment and transport-related walking and cycling: IPEN adult study. Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 467-478. Posted online March 21, 2016.
Lachapelle, U., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Saelens, B.E., and Conway, T.L. (2016). Active transportation by transit-dependent and choice riders and potential displacement of other physical activity. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 36(2), 225-238.
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Estevan, I., d Sallis, J. F. (2016). Ecological correlates of Spanish adolescents' physical activity during physical education classes. European Physical Education Review, 22(4), 479-489. DOI: 10.1177/1356336X15623494
Adams, M.A., Kurka, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Buman, M.P. Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., and King, A.C. (2016). GIS-measured walkability, transit, and recreation environments in relation to older adults' physical activity: A latent profile analysis. Preventive Medicine, 93, 57-63.
Lee, S., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). The relation of perceived and objective environment attributes to neighborhood satisfaction. Environment and Behavior, 49(2), 136-160. DOI: 10.1177/0013916515623823
Cerin, E., Mitáš, J., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Adams, M., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Reis, R.S., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Sallis, J.F., and Van Dyck, D. (2017). Do associations of objectively-assessed physical activity with neighbourhood environment attributes vary by time of the day and day of the week? IPEN Adult Study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14:34. DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0493-z
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., Dean, K., and Sallis, J. (2017). Measures registry user guide: Physical activity environment. National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Washington, DC. *
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
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., Kerner, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Contextual factors related to implementation of classroom physical activity breaks. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(3), 581-592. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0509-x
Open access:
Kerr, J., Crist, K., Vital, D., Dillon, L., Aden, S.A., Trivedi, M., Castellanos, L.R., Allison, M.A., Khemlina, G., Takemoto, M., Schenk, S., Sallis, J.F., Dunstan, D., Natarajan, L., LaCroix, A.Z., and Sears, D.D. (2017). Interrupting prolonged sitting time: A pilot laboratory study of glucoregulatory and vascular outcomes in postmenopausal women. PLoS ONE, 12(11): e0188544
Perez, L.G., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J., and Arredondo, E.M. (2018). Neighborhood environmental factors that maximize the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention promoting physical activity among Latinas. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(2), 334-343. DOI: 10.1177/0890117117742999
Larsen, B., Benitez, T., Cano, M., Dunsiger, S.S., Marcus, B.H., Mendoza-Vasconez, A., Sallis, J.F., and Zive, M. (2018). Web-based physical activity intervention for Latina adolescents: Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the Ninas Saludables Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(5): e170.
My opening presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Advancing obesity solutions through investments in the built environment: Proceedings of a workshop—in brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Workshop webpage, including archived webcast
Perez, LG, Slymen, DJ, Sallis, JF, Ayala, GX, Elder, JP, & Arredondo, EM. (2017). Interactions between individual and environmental factors on Latinas’ physical activity. Journal of Public Health, 39(2), e10-e18. Released online July 13, 2016. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw061.
Schipperijn, J., Cerin, E., Adams, M.A., Reis, R., Smith, G., Cain, K., Christiansen, L.B., van Dyck, D., Gidlow, C., Frank, L.D., Mitáš, J., Pratt, M., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis J. F. (2017). Access to parks and physical activity: an eight country comparison. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 27, 253-263. Posted online September 5, 2017.
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.
Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C.M., Millstein, R.A., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Developing and validating an abbreviated version of the Microscale Audit for Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS-Abbreviated). Journal of Transport and Health, 5, 84-96.
Perez, L.G., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J., and Arredondo, E.M. (2018). Neighborhood environmental factors that maximize the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention promoting physical activity among Latinas. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(2), 334-343.
DOI: 10.1177/0890117117742999
Hong, A., Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Conway, T., Saelens, B., Cain, K., Fox, E., and Frank, L.D. (2018). Linking green space to neighborhood social capital in older adults: The role of perceived safety. Social Science and Medicine, 207(6), 38–45.
Cerin, E., Conway, T.L., Adams, M.A., Barnett, A., Cain, K.L., Owen, N., Christiansen, L.B., Van Dyck, D., Mitas, J., Sarmiento, O.L., Davey, R.C., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Schofield, G., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Objectively-assessed neighborhood destination accessibility and physical activity in adults from 10 countries: An analysis of moderators and perceptions as mediators. Social Science and Medicine, 211(8), 282-293. DOI:
Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Fukushima, N., Amagasa, S., Oka, K., Sallis, J.F., and Inoue, S. (2018). Objectively-measured neighborhood walkability and change in physical activity of Japanese older adults: A five-year cohort study. International Journal of Environment Research in Public Health, 15(9): 1814. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091814
Adlakha, D., Hipp, J.A., Sallis, J.F., and Brownson, R.C. (2018). Neighborhood environment features and active commuting in Chennai, India. International Journal of Environment Research in Public Health, 15, 1840; DOI:10.3390/ijerph15091840
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M.J., DeBourdeaudhuij, I., Hadgraft, N., Oyeyemi, A., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., Davey, R., Schofield, G., Cain, K., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Macfarlane, D., Sallis, J.F., and Cerin, E. (2018). Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults’ objectively-assessed sedentary time: IPEN Adult multi-country study. Preventive Medicine 115, 126-133.
Carlson, J.A., Frank, L.D., Ulmer, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Work and home neighborhood design and physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(8), 1723-1729. DOI: 10.1177/0890117118768767
Geremia, C.M., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2019). Validating and shortening the Environmental Assessment of Public Recreation Spaces observational measure. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 68-75.
Gallo, L., Carlson, J.A., Sotres-Alvarez, D., Sallis, J.F., Jankowski, M., Roesch, S.C., Gonzalez, F., Geremia, C.M., Talavera, G.A., Rodriguez, T.M., Castaneda, S.F., and Allison, M.A. (2019). The HCHS/SOL Community and Surrounding Areas Study (SOL CASAS): Sample, design, and procedures. Annals of Epidemiology, 30, 57-65.
Sugiyama, T., Cole, R., Koohsari, M.J., Kynn, M., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents' walking and car use. Preventive Medicine, 120, 126-130.
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186. Open access.
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405 Open access
Mitáš, J., Cerin, E., Reis, R.S., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Adams, M.A., Schofield, G., Sarmiento, O.L., Christiansen, L.B., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Orzanco-Garralda, R., Macfarlane, D., Hino, A.F., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Owen, N., Van Dyck, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Do associations of sex, age, and education with transport and leisure-time physical activity differ across 17 cities in 12 countries? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16: 121. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0894-2 Open access
Gidlow, C., Cerin, E., Sugiyama, T., Adams, M.A., Mitáš, J., Akram, M., Reis, R.S., Davey, R., Troelsen, J., Schofield, G. and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Objectively measured access to recreational destinations and leisure-time physical activity: Associations and demographic moderators in a six-country study. Health & Place, 59, 102196. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102196
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author) DOI
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284 Open access
Amagasa, S., Inoue, S., Fukushima, N., Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity- and bout-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 19, 861-867. Open access.13730 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13730
Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Chaix, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Caeyenberghs, K., Jalaludin, B., Sugiyama, T., Sallis, J.F., Lautenschlager, N.T., Ni, M.Y., Poudel, G., Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Tham, R., Wheeler, A.J., Knibbs, L., Tian, L., Chan, Y., Dunstan, D.W., Carver, A., and Anstey, K. (2020). International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: Methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health. BMJ Open,10:e036607. Open access. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036607
Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Kerr, J., Adams, M.A., Sugiyama, T., Christiansen, L.B., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Frank, L.D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Owen, N. (2020). Built environment, physical activity and obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study. Annual Review of Public Health, 41, 119-139.
Link to article and Supplemental Materials: Study Brief, Infographic, Detailed results tables, acknowledgments of IPEN Adult investigators
Article landing page at journal
DOI
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19. Open access https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.05.005
Links to International Coronavirus and Physical Activity Research Network (INCOPAR) registry of studies: Google Form to enter study information
Repository (Google Sheets) to view all information
Brief posted on GP RED website (Brief #11)
Authors quoted in this article in Scientific American. Released September 16, 2020.
Young, D.R., Cradock, A.L., Eyler, A.A., Fenton, M., Pedroso, M., Sallis, J.F., Whitsel, L.P. and American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee. (2020). Creating built environments that expand active transportation and active living across the United States: A policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 142:e167–e183. Open access DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000878
Pratt, M., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Lopez, A.P., Zezza, A., Spoon, C., Geremia, C., Gaddis, I., Amankwah, A., Friedman, J., and Kilic, T. (2020). Physical activity and sedentary time in a rural adult population in Malawi compared with an age-matched U.S. urban population. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6, e000812. DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000812
Accompanied by a commentary: Brage, S., Assah, F., and Msyamboza, K.P. (2020). Quantifying population levels of physical activity in Africa using wearable sensors: implications for global physical activity surveillance. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000941. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000941
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. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046636
Roesch, S., Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Natarajan, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Crime and physical activity measures from the Safe and Fit Environments Study (SAFE) Psychometric properties across age groups. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22, 101381. Link, DOI
Remme, R.P., Frumkin, H., Guerry, A.D., King, A.C., Mandle, L., Sarabu, C., Bratman, G.N., Giles-Corti, B., Hamel, P., Han, B., Hicks, J.L., James, P., Lawler, J.J., Lindahl, T., Liu, H., Oosterbroek, B., Paudel, B., Sallis, J.F., Schipperijn, J., Sosic, R., de Vries, S., Wheeler, B.W., Wood, S.A., Wu, and Daily, G.C. (2021). Nature and physical activity in cities: An ecosystem service perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 118 (22): e2018472118. Open access
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Physical Activity Correlates and Mediators - Youth
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Hovell, M.F., Kolody, B., Sallis, J.F., and Black, D.R. (1996). Parent support, physical activity, and correlates of adiposity in nine year olds: An exploratory study. Journal of Health Education, 27, 126-129.
Sallis, J.F. (1996). Sports for all or physical activity for all? The Lancet, 347, 1779. (Invited commentary on "Sports participation and emotional wellbeing in a national cohort of adolescents").
Sallis, J.F., Zakarian, J.M., Hovell, M.F., and Hofstetter, C.R. (1996). Ethnic, socioeconomic, and sex differences in physical activity among adolescents. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 49, 125-134. *
Taylor, W.C., and Sallis, J.F. (1997). Determinants of physical activity in children. pp. 159-167. In A.P. Simopolous & K.N. Pavlou (Eds.), Nutrition and Fitness: Metabolic and Behavioral Aspects in Health and Disease. World Review of Food and Nutrition, Vol. 82. Basel, Switzerland: Karger.
Rosengard, P., Sallis, J., and McKenzie, T. (1997). 13 ways parents can help children be more physically active. Strategies, 11(2), 25-26.
Sarkin, J.A., McKenzie, T.L., and Sallis, J.F. (1997). Gender differences in physical activity during fifth-grade physical education and recess periods. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 17, 99-106. Abstracted in Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1999, 70 (8), 13.
Taylor, W.C., and Sallis, J.F. (1997). Determinants of physical activity in children. pp. 159-167. In A.P. Simopolous & K.N. Pavlou (Eds.), Nutrition and Fitness: Metabolic and Behavioral Aspects in Health and Disease. World Review of Food and Nutrition, Vol. 82. Basel, Switzerland: Karger.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J.P., Hoy, P.L., Galati, T., Berry, C.C., Zive, M.M., and Nader, P.R. (1998). Sex and ethnic differences in children’s physical activity: Discrepancies between self-report and objective measures. Pediatric Exercise Science, 10, 277-284.
Sallis, J. (1998). Family and community interventions to promote physical activity in young people. pp. 150-161. In S.Biddle, J.F. Sallis, and N.A. Cavill (Eds.), Young and Active? Young People and Health Enhancing Physical Activity: Evidence and Implications. London, England: Health Education Authority.
Biddle, S., Sallis, J.F., and Cavill, N.A. (Eds.) (1998). Young and Active? Young People and Health Enhancing Physical Activity: Evidence and Implications. London, England: Health Education Authority.
Marshall, S.J., Sarkin, J.A., Sallis, J.F., and McKenzie, T.L. (1998). Tracking of health-related fitness components in youth ages 9 to 12.Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30, 910-916.
Marcoux, M.F., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S., Armstrong, C.A., and Goggin, K.J. (1999). Process evaluation of a physical activity self-management program for children: SPARK. Psychology and Health, 14, 659-677.
Sallis, J.F. (1999). Influences on physical activity of children, adolescents, and adults. pp. 27-32. In C.B. Corbin and R.P. Pangrazi (Eds.), Toward a Better Understanding of Physical Fitness and Activity. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway.
Broyles, S.L., Sallis, J.F., Zive, M.M., Elder, J.P., Berry, C.C., McKenzie, T.L., Hoy, P.L., and Nader, P.R. (1999). Correlations among physical activity and eating behaviors in 4- to 7-year-old Anglo- and Mexican-American children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 20, 405-410.
Sallis, J.F., Alcaraz, J.E., McKenzie, T.L., and Hovell, M.F. (1999). Predictors of change in children’s physical activity over 20 months: Variations by gender and level of adiposity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 16, 222-229.
Hovell, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Kolody, B., and McKenzie, T.L. (1999). Children’s physical activity choices: A developmental analysis of gender, intensity levels, and time. Pediatric Exercise Science, 11, 158-168.
McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.J., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2000). Student activity levels, lesson context, and teacher behavior during middle school physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71, 249-259. Abstracted in "Physical Activity Today." A newsletter of the AAHPERD Research Consortium. Summer 2001.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Prochaska, J.J., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.P., and Brown, M. (2001). The association of school environments with youth physical activity. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 618-620.
Butcher, J., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Alcaraz, J.E. (2001). Longitudinal study of children's participation in organized sport and instructional programs. Avante, 7, 86-96.
Hoefer, W.R., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Marshall, S.J., Conway, T.L. (2001). Parental provision of transportation for adolescent physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(1), 48-51. *
Trost, S.G., Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., Freedson, P.S., Taylor, W.C., Dowda, M., and Sirard, J. (2002). Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34, 350-355.
Taylor, W.C., Sallis, J.F., Dowda, M., Freedson, P.S., Eason, K., and Pate, R.R. (2002). Activity patterns and correlates among youth: Differences by weight status. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 418-431.
Sallis, J.F., and Pate, R.R., (2002). Determinants of youth physical activity. In G.J. Welk, J.R., Morrow, & H.B., Falls (Eds.), FITNESSGRAM Reference Guide. Human Kinetics website.
Powers, H.S., Conway, T.L., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Marshall, S.J. (2002). Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs at middle schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 187-192.
Prochaska, J.J., Rodgers, M.W., and Sallis, J.F. (2002). Association of parent and peer support with adolescent physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 206-210.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Broyles, S.L., Berry, C.C., and Taras, H.L. (2002). Home environmental influences on children’s television watching from early to middle childhood. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 127-132.
Marshall, S.J., Biddle, S.J.H., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Conway, T.L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: A cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 401-417.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., Zive, M.M., Nader, P.R., Berry, C.C., and Brennan, J.J. (2002). Childhood movement skills: Predictors of physical activity in Anglo- and Mexican-American adolescents? Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 238-244.
Morgan, C.F., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Broyles, S.L., Zive, M.M., and Nader, P.R. (2003). Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in a bi-ethnic sample of adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science, 288, 288-301.
Trost, S.G., Sallis, J.F., Pate, R.R., Freedson, P.S., Taylor, W.C., and Dowda, M. (2003). Evaluating a model of parental influence on youth physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 25, 277-282.*
Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D.J., and McKenzie, T.L. (2003). A longitudinal study of children’s enjoyment of physical education. Pediatric Exercise Science, 15, 170-178.
Norman, G.J., Vaughn, A.A., Roesch, S.C., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2004). Development of decisional balance and self-efficacy measures for adolescent sedentary habits. Psychology and Health, 19, 561-575.
Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Gaskins, R. (2005). Comparability and reliability of paper- and computer-based measures of psychosocial constructs for adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 315-323.
Iannotti, R.J., Sallis, J.F., Chen, R., Broyles, S.L., Elder, J.P., and Nader, P.R. (2005). Prospective analyses of relationships between mothers’ and children’s physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2, 16-34.
Dishman, R.K., Motl, R.W., Sallis, J.F., Dunn, A.L., Birnbaum, A.S., Welk, G.J., Bedimo-Rung, A.L., Voorhees, C.C., and Jobe, J.B. (2005). Self-management strategies mediate self-efficacy and physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29, 10-18.
Evenson, K.R., Birnbaum, A.S., Bedimo-Rung, A.L., Sallis, J.F., Voorhees, C.C., Ring, K., and Elder, J.P. (2006). Girls’ perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: Reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 3:28. Posted September 14, 2006.
Hagler, A.S., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2006). Construct validity of physical activity and sedentary behaviors staging measures for adolescents. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 186-193.
Sallis, J.F., and Kerr, J. (2006). Built environment and physical activity. PCPFS Research Digest, Series 7, No.4, 1-8. Reprinted in Guerrero, L.K., and Hecht, M.L. (Eds.), The nonverbal communication reader, 3rd ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland, 2008, 270-286.*
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.
Elder, J.P., Lytle, L., Sallis, J.F., Rohm Young, D., Steckler, A., Simons-Morton, D., Stone, E., Jobe, J.B., Stevens, J., Lohman, T., Webber, L., Pate, R., Saksvig, B.I., and Ribisl, K. (2007). A description of the social-ecological framework used in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Health Education Research, 22, 155-165.
Zabinski, M. F., Norman, G. J., Sallis, J. F., Calfas, K. J., and Patrick, K. (2007). Cluster analysis of sedentary behavior patterns among adolescents. Health Psychology, 26, 113-120.
Rosenberg, D.E., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2007). Covariation of adolescent physical activity and nutrition behaviors over 12-months. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, 472-478.
Dowda, M., Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., Freedson, P.S., Taylor, W.C., Sirard, J.R., and Trost, S.G. (2007). Agreement between student-reported and proxy-reported physical activity questionnaires. Pediatric Exercise Science, 19, 310-318.
Sanchez, A., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Cella, J., and Patrick, K. (2007). Patterns and correlates of multiple risk physical activity and nutrition behaviors in adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32, 124-130.
Sallis, J.F. (2008). Foreword, pp. xi-xii. In A.L. Smith and S.J.H. Biddle (Eds.), Youth physical activity and sedentary behavior. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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.
Roesch, S.C., Norman, G.J., Adams, M.A., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Ryan, S., Calfas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2009). Latent growth curve modeling of adolescent physical activity: Testing parallel process and mediation models. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 313-325.
Rosenberg, D., Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2009). Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): Reliability and relationship with physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 49, 213-218.
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.
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Maher, J., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S.K., and Saelens, B.E. (2010). Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7, 10.
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., Ward, D.S., Stevens, J., Dowda, M., Welk, G.J., Young, D.R., Jobe, J.B., and Strikmiller, P.K. (2011). Age-related changes in types and contexts of physical activity in middle school girls. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 39, 433-439.
Leek, D., Carlson, J.A., Cain, K.L., Henrichon, S., Rosenberg, D., Patrick, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Physical activity during youth sports practices. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 265, 294-299.
Crespo, N.C., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., and Frank, L.D. (2011). Worksite physical activity policies and environments in relation to employee physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 25, 264-271.
Corder, K., Sallis, J.F., Crespo, N.C., and Elder, J.P. (2011). Active children use more places for physical activity. Health and Place, 17, 911-919.
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. *
Millstein, R.A., Strobel, J., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Durant, N., Harris, S., and Saelens, B.E. (2011). Home, school, and neighborhood environment factors and youth physical activity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 23(4), 487-503.
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.
Nicaise, V., Kahan, D., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among preschoolers during unstructured outdoor play periods. Preventive Medicine, 53(4-5), 308-315.
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.
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.
Khan, K.M., Thompson, A.M., Blair, S.N., Sallis, J.F., Powell, K., Bull, F., and Bauman, A.E. (2012). Sport and exercise: Important contributor to the health of nations? The Lancet, 380, 59-64.
Bauman, A.E., Reis, R.S., Sallis, J.F., Wells, J.C., Loos, R.J.F., and Martin, B.W. on behalf of the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group. (2012). Correlates of physical activity: Why are some people physically active and others not? The Lancet, 380, 31-44.
Corder, K., Crespo, N.C., van Sluijs, E.M.F., Shadron, L.M., Moody, J.S., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (2012). Predictors of change in sports participation in Latino and non-Latino children. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46, 684-688. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090105.
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.
My presentation on measuring physical activity-related policies and environments was summarized in detail: Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. (2012). Measuring progress in childhood obesity: Workshop report. National Academies Press: Washington, DC. Chapter 2, Physical activity and the built environment, pages 5-20.
Tandon, P.S., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2012). Home environment relationships with children's physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:88. http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/9/1/88 PMCID: PMC3413573.
Tappe, K.A., Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Zhou, C., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Children's physical activity and parents' perception of the neighborhood environment: Neighborhood Impact on Kids study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10:39. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-39 PMCID: PMC3615958.
Roesch, S.C., Norman, G.N., Merz, E., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2013). Longitudinal measurement invariance of psychosocial measures in physical activity research: An application to adolescent data. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 721-729. PMCID: PMC3668442.
Kneeshaw-Price, S.H., Saelens, B., Sallis, J., Glanz, K., Frank, L., Kerr, J., Hannon, P., Grembowski, D., Chan, K.C.G., Cain, K. (2013). Children's objective physical activity by location: Why the neighborhood matters. Pediatric Exercise Science, 25, 468-486.
Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health, 13:403. Published online April 27, 2013. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-403. PMCID: PMC3728214.
Crespo, N.C., Corder, K., Marshall, S.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., and Elder, J.P. (2013). An examination of multilevel factors that may explain gender differences in children's physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10(7), 982-992.*
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Mignano, A.M., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Elementary school practices and children's objectively measured physical activity during school. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 591-595. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.003.
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
Marques, A., Sallis, J.F., Martins, J., Diniz, J., and Carreiro da Costa, F. (2014). Correlates of urban children's leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviours during school days. s, 407-412. Article first published online: 4 MAR 2014. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22535.
Cain, K.L., Millstein, R.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C.M., Chapman, J., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2014). Contribution of streetscape audits to explanation of physical activity in four age groups based on the microscale audit of pedestrian streetscapes (MAPS). Social Science and Medicine, 116, 82-92. Available online 24 June 2014, ISSN 0277-9536,
Tandon, P., Grow, H.M., Couch, S., Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Physical and social home environment in relation to children's overall and home-based physical activity and sedentary time. Preventive Medicine, 66, 39-44.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Tejero-González, C.M., Martinez-Gomez, D., Cabanas-Sánchez, V., Fernández-Santos, J.R., Conde-Caveda, J., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O.L.; UP & DOWN Study Group. (2014). Objectively measured physical activity has a negative but weak association with academic performance in children and adolescents. Acta Paediatrica, 103, e501–e506.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Built environment characteristics and parent active transportation are associated with active travel to school in youth age 12-15. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48, 1634-1639.
Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Peck, E., Bracy, N.L., Bonilla, E., Rincon, P., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Physical activity in youth dance classes. Pediatrics, 135(6), 1066-1073. Online first, posted May 18, 2015.
Kneeshaw-Price, S.H., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Grembowski, D.E., Hannon, P.A., Smith, N.L., and Chan, K.C.G. (2015). Neighborhood crime-related safety and its relation to children's physical activity. Journal of Urban Health, 92(3), 472-489. Posted online March 27, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-015-9949-0.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Martinez-Gomez, D., Tejero-Gonzalez, C.M., Izquierdo-Gomez, R., Carbonell-Baeza, A., Castro-Pinero, J., Sallis, J.F., and Veiga, O.L., on behalf of the UP&DOWN Study Group. (2015). Maternal physical activity before and during the prenatal period and the offspring's academic performance in youth. The UP&DOWN study. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1049525
Carlson, J.A., Saelens, B.E., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, J., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Glanz, K., Cain, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Association between neighborhood walkability and GPS-measured walking, bicycling and vehicle time in adolescents. Health and Place, 32, 1-7. Published online January 9, 2015.
Kercood, S., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Parent rules, barriers, and places for youth physical activity vary by neighborhood walkability and income. Children, Youth, and Environments, 25(1), 100-118. DOI: 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.1.0100. *
Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Millstein, R.A., Geremia, C.M., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2015). Is your neighborhood designed to support physical activity? A brief streetscape audit tool. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12:150098. Posted online September 3, 2015.
Lopez Castillo, M.A., Carlson, J.A., Cain, K., Bonilla, E.A., Chuang, E., Elder, J.P., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Dance class structure affects youth physical activity and sedentary behavior: A study of seven dance types. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86(3), 225-232
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Castillo, I., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Changes in physical activity domains during the transition out of high school: Psychosocial and environmental correlates. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(10), 1414-1420.
Kurka, J.M., Adams, M.A., Todd, M., Colburn, T., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., & Saelens, B.E.. (2016). Patterns of neighborhood environment attributes in relation to children's physical activity. Health & Place, 34(6), 164-170.
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
Engelberg, J.K., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Dog walking among adolescents: Correlates and contribution to physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 82(1), 65-72.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Carlson, J.A., Conway, T.L., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., Roman, C.G., and Sallis, J. F. (2016). Parental and adolescent perceptions of neighborhood safety related to adolescents' physical activity in their neighborhood. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 87(2), 191-199. Published online March 31, 2016. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2016.1153779.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Fulton, J.E., Carlson, S.A., Ainsworth, B.E., Berrigan, D., Carlson, C., Dorn, J.M., Heath, G.W., Kohl, H.W., Lee, I-M., Lee, S.M., Mâsse, L.C., Morrow, J.R., Gabriel, K.P., Pivarnik, J.M., Pronk, N.P., Rodgers, A.B., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Troiano, R.P., Tudor-Locke, C., and Wendel, A. (2016). Strategic priorities for physical activity surveillance in the United States. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(10), 2057-2069. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000989
Reprinted in: Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(13), 111-124.*
Perry, C.K., Ackert, E., Sallis, J.F., Glanz, K., and Saelens, B.E. (2016). Places where children are active: A longitudinal examination of children's physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 93, 88-95.
Molina-Garcia, J., Queralt, A., Estevan, I., and Sallis, J. F. (2016). Ecological correlates of Spanish adolescents' physical activity during physical education classes. European Physical Education Review, 22(4), 479-489. DOI: 10.1177/1356336X15623494
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. Open access:
Wang, X., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C., Kerr, J., Glanz, J., Carlson, J.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Interactions of psychosocial factors with built environments in explaining adolescents' active transportation. Preventive Medicine, 100, 76-83.
Thornton, C.M., Kerr, J., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Ahn, D.K., Frank, L.D., Cain, K., and King, A.C. (2017). Physical activity in older adults: An ecological approach. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(2), 159-169. Online first October 14, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9837-1.
Carlson, J., Dean, K., and Sallis, J. (2017). Measures registry user guide: Physical activity environment. National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Washington, DC.*
Thornton, C.M., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Relation of adolescents’ physical activity to after-school recreation environment. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 14(5), 382-388.
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., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C.M., Millstein, R.A., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Developing and validating an abbreviated version of the Microscale Audit for Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS-Abbreviated). Journal of Transport and Health, 5, 84-96.
Carlson, J.A., Mitchell, T.B., Saelens, B.E., Staggs, V.S., Kerr, J., Frank, L.D., Schipperijn, J., Conway, T.L., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., Cain, K.L., & Sallis, J.F. (2017). Within-person associations of young adolescents’ physical activity across five primary locations: Is there evidence of cross-location compensation? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 14:50. DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0507-x
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Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., Kerner, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Contextual factors related to implementation of classroom physical activity breaks. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(3), 581-592. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0509-x
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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.
Perez, L.G.; Conway, T.L.; Arredondo, E.M.; Elder, J.P.; Kerr, J.; McKenzie, T.L.; & Sallis, J.F. (2017). Where and when adolescents are physically active: Neighborhood environment and psychosocial correlates and their interactions. Preventive Medicine, 105(12), 337-344.
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Carlson, J.A., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., and Saelens, B.E. (2018). Neighborhood built environment and socioeconomic status in relation to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 110, 47-54.
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634.
Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Two-year changes in child weight status, diet, and activity by neighborhood nutrition and physical activity environment. Obesity, 26, 1338-1346. DOI:10.1002/oby.22247 Open access
Borner, K.B., Mitchell, T.B., Carlson, J.A., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Schipperijn, J., Frank, L.D., Conway, T.L., Glanz, K., Chapman, J.E., Cain, K.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Latent profile analysis of young adolescents’ physical activity across locations on schooldays. Journal of Transport & Health, 10, 304-314.
Geremia, C.M., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Saelens, B.E. (2019). Validating and shortening the Environmental Assessment of Public Recreation Spaces observational measure. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 68-75. DOI
Bejarano, C.M., Carlson, J.A., Cushing, C.C., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J. (2019). Neighborhood built environment associations with adolescents’ location-specific sedentary and screen time. Health and Place, 56, 147-154. DOI
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405 Open access
Gavand, K.A. Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations between neighborhood recreation environments and adolescent physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 880-885. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0556
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author) DOI
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12-14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions.
Open access to supplement
Sallis, J.F. Botchwey, N., Floyd, M., Pollack Porter, K., Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., and Conway, T.L. (2019). Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767. (Editorial) DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105767 Open access
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2019). Racial/ethnic variations in school-year versus summer differences in adolescent physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105795.
Lay summary
Recommendations based on the study
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284 Open access
Ortega, A., Bejarano, C., Cushing, C.C., Staggs, V.S., Papa, A.E., Steel, C., Shook, R.P., Sullivan, D.K., Couch, S.C., Conway, T.L., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Cain, K.L., Kerr, J., Schipperijn, K., Sallis, J.F., & Carlson, J.A (2020). Differences in adolescent activity and dietary behaviors across home, school, and other locations warrant location-specific intervention approaches. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17, 123. DOI. Open access.
Young, D.R., Cradock, A.L., Eyler, A.A., Fenton, M., Pedroso, M., Sallis, J.F., Whitsel, L.P. and American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee. (2020). Creating built environments that expand active transportation and active living across the United States: A policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 142:e167–e183. Open access DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000878
Crist, K., Brondeel, R., Tuz-Zahra, F., Reuter, C., Sallis, J.F., Pratt, M., and Schipperijn, J. (2021). Correlates of active commuting, transport physical activity, and light rail use in a university setting. Journal of Transport and Health, 20: 100978. Open access
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.
Link to article + Supplemental Tables (bmj.com)
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046636
Roesch, S., Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Natarajan, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Crime and physical activity measures from the Safe and Fit Environments Study (SAFE) Psychometric properties across age groups. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22, 101381.
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Remme, R.P., Frumkin, H., Guerry, A.D., King, A.C., Mandle, L., Sarabu, C., Bratman, G.N., Giles-Corti, B., Hamel, P., Han, B., Hicks, J.L., James, P., Lawler, J.J., Lindahl, T., Liu, H., Oosterbroek, B., Paudel, B., Sallis, J.F., Schipperijn, J., Sosic, R., de Vries, S., Wheeler, B.W., Wood, S.A., Wu, and Daily, G.C. (2021). Nature and physical activity in cities: An ecosystem service perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 118 (22): e2018472118.
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Physical Activity Interventions
Sallis, J.F., Hill, R.D., Fortmann, S.P., and Flora, J.A. (1986). Health behavior change at the worksite: Cardiovascular risk reduction. In M. Hersen, R.M. Eisler, and P.M. Miller (Eds.), Progress in Behavior Modification, vol. 20. New York: Academic Press, 161-197.
Fraser, G.E., and Sallis, J.F. (1986). Behavior change in the office setting. In G.E. Fraser, Preventive Cardiology. New York: Oxford Press, 319-345.
Patterson, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Rupp, J.W., McKenzie, T.L., Roppe, B.E., and Bartok, P.W. (1988). Direct observation of physical activity and dietary behaviors in a structured environment: Effects of a family-based health promotion program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11, 447-458.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Abramson, I.S., Rupp, J.W., Senn, K.L., Atkins, C.J., Roppe, B.E., Morris, J.A., Wallace, J.P., and Vega, W.A. (1989). A family approach to cardiovascular risk reduction: Results from the San Diego Family Health Project. Health Education Quarterly, 16, 229-244.
Sallis, J.F., and Nader, P.R. (1990). Family exercise: Designing a program to fit the family. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 18, 130-136.
Elder, J., Young, R.L., Wildey, M.B., de Moor, C., Shulkin, J., Edwards, C., Molgaard, C., Hovell, M., and Sallis, J. (1991). Implementation strategies for school health promotion: Selecting facilitators and cost-effective interventions. pp. 277-291. In D. Nutbeam, B. Haglund, P. Farley, and P. Tillgren. (Eds.), Youth Health Promotion: From Theory to Practice in School and Community. London: Forbes Publishing.
Sallis, J.F., and McKenzie, T.L. (1991). Physical education's role in public health. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 62, 124-137. (lead article for a series that were invited to comment on this paper). Reprinted in AAHPERD's Speaking of Fitness anthology, 1996.
Nader, P.R., Sallis, J.F., Abramson, I.S., Broyles, S.L., Patterson, T.L., Senn, K., Rupp, J.W., and Nelson, J.A. (1992). Family-based cardiovascular risk reduction education among Mexican- and Anglo-Americans. Family and Community Health, 15, 57-74.
Ellis, A.L., and Sallis, J.F. (1992). Family health promotion in the African American community: A church-based strategy. Monograph published by the Institute for Urban Affairs and Research of Howard University, Washington, DC.
Faucette, N., McKenzie, T.L., and Sallis, J.F. (1992). Self-contained versus team teaching: An analysis of a physical education intervention by classroom teachers. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 11, 268-287.
Sallis, J.F., Alcaraz, J.E., McKenzie, T.L., Hovell, M.F., Kolody, B., and Nader, P.R. (1992). Parent behavior in relation to physical activity and fitness in 9-year-olds. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 146, 1383-1388.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Alcaraz, J.E., Kolody, B., Hovell, M.F., and Nader, P.R. (1993). Project SPARK: Effects of physical activity on adiposity in children. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 699, 127-136.
McKenzie, T.L., Faucette, F.N., Sallis, J.F., Roby, J.J., and Kolody, B. (1993). Effects of a curriculum and inservice program on the quantity and quality of elementary physical education classes. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 64, 178-187.
Pender, N.J., Sallis, J.F., Long, B.J., and Calfas, K.J. (1994). Health-care provider counseling to promote physical activity. pp. 213-235. In R.K. Dishman (Ed.), Advances in Exercise Adherence. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Dishman, R.K., and Sallis, J.F. (1994). Determinants and interventions for physical activity and exercise. pp. 214-238. In C. Bouchard, R.J. Shephard, and T. Stephens (Eds.), Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health: International Proceedings and Consensus Statement. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Patrick, K., Sallis, J.F., Long, B., Calfas, K.J., Wooten, W., Heath, G., and Pratt, M. (1994). A new tool for encouraging activity: Project PACE. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 22, 45-55.
McKenzie, T.L., Alcaraz, J.E., and Sallis, J.F. (1994). Assessing children's liking for activity units in an elementary school physical education curriculum. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 13, 206-215.
Sallis, J.F., Chen, A.H., and Castro, C.M. (1995). School-based interventions for childhood obesity. pp. 179-204. In L.W.Y. Cheung and J.B. Richmond (Eds.), Child Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Long, B.J., Calfas, K.J., Wooten, W.J., Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K.M., Goldstein, M., Marcus, B.H., Schwenk, T.L., Chenoweth, J., Carter, R., Torres, T., Palinkas, L.A., and Heath, G. (1996). A multisite field test of the acceptability of physical activity counseling in primary care: Project PACE. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12, 73-81.
Calfas, K.J., Long, B.J., Sallis, J.F., Wooten, W.J., Pratt, M., Patrick, K. (1996). A controlled trial of physician counseling to promote the adoption of physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 25, 225-233.*
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Kolody, B., and Curtis, P. (1996). Assessing district administrators' perceptions of elementary school physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 67(8), 25-29.
Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., Long, B., and Wooten, W. (1997). The impact of health-care providers on physical activity. pp. 245-251. In A. Leon (Ed.), Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health: A National Consensus. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Ockene, J.K., McBride, P.E., Sallis, J.F., Bonollo, D.P., and Ockene, I.S. (1997). Synthesis of lessons learned from cardiopulmonary preventive interventions in healthcare practice settings. Annals of Epidemiology, 7 (Supplement), S32-S45.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Alcaraz, J.E., Kolody, B., Faucette, N., and Hovell, M.F. (1997). The effects of a 2-year physical education program (SPARK) on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students. American Journal of Public Health, 87, 1328-1334.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Kolody, B., and Faucette, F.N. (1997). Long-term effects of a physical education curriculum and staff development program: SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 280-291.
Marcus, B.H., & Sallis, J.F. (1997). Determinants of physical activity behavior and implications for intervention. pp.192-201 In A. Leon (Ed.), Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health: A National Consensus. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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.
Sallis, J. (1998). Family and community interventions to promote physical activity in young people. pp. 150-161. In S.Biddle, J.F. Sallis, and N.A. Cavill (Eds.), Young and Active? Young People and Health Enhancing Physical Activity: Evidence and Implications. London, England: Health Education Authority.
Sallis, J.F. (1998). Helping schools provide better food and more activity. The Weight Control Digest, 8(5), 749-752.
Chen, A.H., Sallis, J.F., Castro, C.M., Lee, R.E., Hickmann, S.A., Williams, C., and Martin, J.E. (1998). A home-based behavioral intervention to promote walking in sedentary ethnic minority women: Project WALK. Women’s Health: Research on Gender, Behavior, and Policy, 4, 19-39.
McKenzie, T.L., Alcaraz, J.E., Sallis, J.F., and Faucette, F.N. (1998). Effects of a physical education program on children’s manipulative skills. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 17, 327-341.
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.
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.
Marcoux, M.F., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S., Armstrong, C.A., and Goggin, K.J. (1999). Process evaluation of a physical activity self-management program for children: SPARK. Psychology and Health, 14, 659-677.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Kolody, B., Lewis, M., Marshall, S., and Rosengard, P. (1999). Effects of health-related physical education on academic achievement: Project SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 70, 127-136. Abstracted in "The Research File" newsletter of the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. December 1999.
Sallis, J.F. (1999). Community interventions and communities as interventions. Next Steps: Community and environmental interventions to promote healthy physical activity (Proceedings). London: Health Education Authority.
McKenzie, T. L., LaMaster, K. J., Sallis, J. F., Marshall, S. J. (1999). Classroom teachers' leisure physical activity and their conduct of physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 19, 126-132.
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. *
Sallis, J.F. (2000). The art and science of changing behavior. Menopause Management, 9(6), 17-21.
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.
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.
McKenzie, T.L., Marshall, S.J., Sallis, J.F., and Conway, T.L. (2000). Student activity levels, lesson context, and teacher behavior during middle school physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71, 249-259. Abstracted in "Physical Activity Today." A newsletter of the AAHPERD Research Consortium. Summer 2001.
Prochaska, J.J., Zabinski, M.F., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2000). PACE+: Interactive communication technology for behavior change in clinical settings. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 19, 127-131.
Sallis, J.F., Patrick, K., Frank, E., Pratt, M., Wechsler, H., and Galuska, D.A. (2000). Interventions in health care settings to promote healthful eating and physical activity in children and adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 31, S112-S120. Abstracted in "The Research File" newsletter of the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. January 2001.
Patrick, K., Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J., Lydston, D.D., Calfas, K.J., Zabinski, M.F., Wilfley, D.E., Saelens, B.E., and Brown, D.R.. (2001). A multicomponent program for nutrition and physical activity change in primary care: PACE+ for adolescents. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 940-946.
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.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Wilfley, D.E., Patrick, K., Cella, J.A., & Buchta, R. (2002). Behavioral weight control for overweight adolescents initiated in primary care. Obesity Research, 10, 22-32.
Sallis, J.F. (2002). Active intervention: Doctors promote exercise and get results. Psychology Today, January/February, 22.
Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., Zabinski, M.F., Wilfley, D.E., Rupp, J., Prochaska, J.J., Thompson, S., Pratt, M., and Patrick, K. (2002). Preliminary evaluation of a multi-component program for nutrition and physical activity change in primary care: PACE+ for adults. Preventive Medicine, 34, 153-161.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L. Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Marshall, S.J., Alcaraz, J.E., Rosengard, R., Strelow, J., & Powers, H. Promoting and measuring youth physical activity throughout the school day: Project M-SPAN. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis, 7 (supplement), 44-53. (proceedings, published in Estonia)
Powers, H.S., Conway, T.L., McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., and Marshall, S.J. (2002). Participation in extracurricular physical activity programs at middle schools. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73, 187-192.
Faucette, N., Nugent, P., Sallis, J.F., and McKenzie, T.L. (2002). “I’d rather chew on aluminum foil.” Overcoming classroom teachers’ resistance to teaching physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 21, 287-308.
Mota, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2003). Actividade Fisica e Saude: Factores de Influencia da Actividade Fisica nas Criancas e nos Adolescentes. Lisboa, Portugal: Campo Das Letras. (Title translated from Portguese: Physical Activity and Health: Factors that Influence Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents)
Gaspar de Matos, M., Sardinha, L., and Sallis, J. (2003). Projecto PACE: Aconselhamento do diabetico para a actividade fisica. Diabetes: Viver em Equilibiro, 27 (Abril/Junho), 19-20.
Doshi, A., Patrick, K., Sallis, J.F., and Calfas, K. (2003). Evaluation of physical activity web sites for use of behavior change theories. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 105-111.
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Conway, T.L., Elder, J.P., Prochaska, J.J., Brown, M., Zive, M.M., Marshall, S.J., and Alcaraz, J.E. (2003). Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity: A randomized controlled trial in middle schools. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24, 209-217. *
Dubbert, P.M., King, A.C., Marcus, B.H., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). Promotion of physical activity through the life span. pp. 147-181. In T.J. Boll, J.M. Raczynski, and L.C. Leviton (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology. Volume 2: Disorders of Behavior and Health. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Moody, J.S., Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Brown, M., and Conway, T.L. (2004). Viability for parks and recreation centers as sites for youth physical activity promotion. Health Promotion Practice, 5, 438-443.
McKenzie, T.L., Prochaska, J.J., Sallis, J.F., and LaMaster, K.J. (2004). Coeducational and single-sex physical education in middle schools: Impact on physical activity. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75, 446-449.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Prochaska, J.J., Conway, T.L., Marshall, S.J., and Rosengard, P. (2004). Evaluation of a two-year school physical education intervention: M-SPAN. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36. 1382-1388.
Prochaska, J.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2004). A randomized controlled trial of single versus multiple health behavior change: Promoting physical activity and nutrition among adolescents. Health Psychology, 23, 314-318.
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.
Sallis, J.F. (2005). SPARK programs for physical activity promotion. In Summary Report on Site Specific Approaches: Prevention or Management of Pediatric Obesity. From National Institutes of Health meeting in July 2004.
Dowda, M., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Rosengard, P., and Kohl, H.W. (2005). Evaluating the sustainability of SPARK physical education: A case study of translating research into practice. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 11-19.
Marcus, B.H., Williams, D.M., Dubbert, P.M., Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Yancey, A.K., Franklin, B.A., Buchner, D., Daniels, S.R., and Claytor, R.P. (2006). Physical activity intervention studies: What we know and what we need to know. Circulation, 114, 2739-275.
Owen, N, Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., and Kelder, S.H. (2006). Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31 (4S), S35-S44.
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., 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.
Elder, J.P., Lytle, L., Sallis, J.F., Rohm Young, D., Steckler, A., Simons-Morton, D., Stone, E., Jobe, J.B., Stevens, J., Lohman, T., Webber, L., Pate, R., Saksvig, B.I., and Ribisl, K. (2007). A description of the social-ecological framework used in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Health Education Research, 22, 155-165.
Abercrombie, L.C, Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., and Chapman, J.E. (2008). Income and racial disparities in access to public parks and private recreation facilities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34, 9-15.
List of recreational facility categories searched is available here
Yancey, A.K., and Sallis, J.F. (2009). Physical activity: Cinderella or Rodney Dangerfield? Preventive Medicine, 49, 277-279. Editorial for theme issue: Forum on Physical Activity Research and Funding.
Rosenberg, D.E., Norman, G.J., Wagner, N., Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2010). Reliability and validity of the sedentary behavior questionnaire (SBQ) for adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 697-705.
Sallis, J.F. (2010). Effects of the built environment on physical activity level. Pp. 93-96. In C. Bouchard, and P.T. Katzmarzyk, (Eds.), Physical Activity and Obesity, 2nd edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Sallis, J.F., and Heath, G.W. (2010). Creation of or enhanced access to places for physical activity combined with informational outreach activities. Pp 93-102. In D.R. Brown, G.W. Heath, and S.L. Martin, (Eds.). Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide to Community Action, 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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.
Roesch, S.C., Norman, G.J., Villodas, F., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2010). Intervention-mediated effects for adult physical activity: A latent growth curve analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 71, 494-501.
Baruth, M., Wilcox, S., Sallis, J.F., King, A.C., Marcus, B.H., and Blair, S.N. (2011). Changes in CVD risk factors at 6 and 24 months in the Activity Counseling Trial. International Journal of General Medicine, 4, 53-62. DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S15686.
Cox, L., Berends, V., Sallis, J.F., St. John, J.M., McNeil, B., Gonzalez, M., and Agron, P. (2011). Engaging school governance leaders to influence physical activity policies. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8 (suppl 1), S40-S48.
Kerr, J., Norman, G.J., Adams, M.A., Ryan, S., Frank, L., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2010). Do neighbourhood environments moderate the effect of physical activity lifestyle interventions in adults? Health and Place, 16, 903-908.
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.
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.*
Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Rosenberg, D., Zabinksi, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Rock, C.L., and Dillon, L.W. (2011). Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42(3), 391-401.
Sallis, J.F. (2011). Potential versus actual benefits of exergaming. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 165, 227-229. (invited commentary). Published Online: March 7, 2011. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.16
Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Rosenberg, D., Zabinksi, M.F., Sallis, J.F., Rock, C.L., and Dillon, L.W. (2011). Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42(3), 391-401.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Ramirez, E.R., Patrick, K., and Norman, G.J. (2012). Physical activity and dietary behavior change in internet-based weight loss interventions: Comparing two multiple-behavior change indices. Preventive Medicine, 54(1), 50-54. Published online December 2011. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.10.018
Green, L.W., Brancati, F.L., Albright, A., and the Primary Prevention of Diabetes Working Group. (2012). Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes: Integrative public health primary care opportunities, challenges, and strategies. Family Practice, 29, i13-i23. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmr126.*
Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Beets, M.W., Beighle, A., Erwin, H., and Lee, S. (2012). Physical education's role in public health: Steps forward and backward over 20 years and HOPE for the future. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 83(2), 125-135.*
Rosenberg, D.E., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2012). Promoting walking among older adults living in retirement communities. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 20, 379-394.
Crespo, N.C., Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Campbell, N.R., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Baquero, B., and Arredondo, E. (2012). Results of a multi-level intervention to prevent and control childhood obesity among Latino children: The Aventuras Para Niños study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 84-100. January 4, 2012 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI 10.1007/s12160-011-9332-7
Khan, K.M., Thompson, A.M., Blair, S.N., Sallis, J.F., Powell, K., Bull, F., and Bauman, A.E. (2012). Sport and exercise: Important contributor to the health of nations? The Lancet, 380, 59-64.
Shapiro, J., Koro, T., Doran, N., Thompson, S., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2012). Text4Diet: A randomized controlled study using text messaging for weight loss behaviors. Preventive Medicine. Published online September 20, 2012
Evenson, K.R., Sallis, J.F., Handy, S.L., Bell, R., and Brennan, L.K. (2012). Evaluation of physical projects and policies from the Active Living by Design Partnerships. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5S4), S309-S319.
Sallis, J.F., and Green, L.W. (2012). Active Living by Design and its evaluation: Contributions to science. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5S4), S410-S412. (Invited commentary)
Nicaise, V., Kahan, D., Reuben, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2012). Evaluation of a redesigned outdoor space on preschool children's physical activity during recess. Pediatric Exercise Science, 24(4), 507-518.
Nicaise, V., Kahan, D., Reuben, K., and Sallis, J.F. (2012). Evaluation of a redesigned outdoor space on preschool children's physical activity during recess. Pediatric Exercise Science, 24(4), 507-518.
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)
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Chriqui, J.F., Schneider, L., McDermid, L.C., and Agron, P. (2013). State policies about physical activity mi nutes in physical education or during the school day. Journal of School Health, 83(3), 150-156. Research brief on this paper*
Dirige, O.V., Carlson, J.A., Alcaraz, J., Moy, K.L., Rock, C., Oades, R., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Siglang Buhay: Nutrition and physical activity promotion in Filipino Americans through community organizations. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 19(2), 162-168. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182571708
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Calfas, K.J., Raab, F., Gottschalk, M., Sallis, J.F., Godbole, S., and Covin, J. (2013). Outcomes of a 12-month technology-based intervention to promote weight loss in adolescents at risk for type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 17(3), 759-770.
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Rosenberg, D.E., Calfas, K.J., Covin, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2013). Two-year outcomes of a primary-care and home-based intervention for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet in adolescents. ICAN: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition. Published online August 29, 2013. http://can.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/08/29/1941406413502670. DOI: 10.1177/1941406413502670
Rovniak, L.S., Sallis, J.F., Kraschnewski, J.L., Sciamanna, C.N., Kiser, E.J., Ray, C.A., Chinchilli, V.M., Ding, D., Matthews, S.A., Bopp, M., George, D.R., and Hovell, M.F. (2013). Engineering online and in-person social networks to sustain physical activity: Application of a conceptual model. BMC Public Health, 13:753. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/753
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Mignano, A.M., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Elementary school practices and children's objectively measured physical activity during school. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 591-595. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.003.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hekler, E.B., Parata, E. (accepted). An adaptive physical activity intervention for overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 8(12):e82901. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082901
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.
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
Sallis, J.F. Increasing activity, fitness worth the effort. One of several commentaries on "How to get California kids physically fit?" California Healthcare Foundation online Think Tank. Posted December 4, 2013.
Carlson, J.A., Sallis, J.F., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Mignano, A.M., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., and Saelens, B.E. (2013). Elementary school practices and children's objectively measured physical activity during school. Preventive Medicine, 57(5), 591-595. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.003.
Adams, M.A., Sallis, J.F., Hovell, M.F., Hekler, E.B., and Parata, E. (2013). An adaptive physical activity intervention for overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 8(12):e82901. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082901
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.*
Carlson, J.A., Mignano, A.M., Norman, G.J., McKenzie, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Madanat, H., Cain, K.L., Elder, J.P., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Socioeconomic disparities in elementary school practices and children's physical activity during school. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3 suppl.), S47-S53. DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130430-QUAN-206
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.
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Rosenberg, D.E., Calfas, K.J., Covin , J.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Two-year outcomes of a primary-care and home-based intervention for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet in adolescents. Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, 6, 44-51.
Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Peck, E., Bracy, N.L., Bonilla, E., Rincon, P., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Physical activity in youth dance classes. Pediatrics, 135(6), 1066-1073. Online first, posted May 18, 2015.
Sallis, J.F., Spoon, C., Cavill, N., Engelberg, J., Gebel, K., Lou, D., Parker, M., Thornton, C.M., Wilson, A.L., Cutter, C., and Ding, D. (2015). Co-benefits of designing communities for active living: An exploration of literature. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12: 30. DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0188-2 Longer report, data tables, slides*
Molina-Garcia, J., Castillo, I., Queralt, A., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Bicycling to university: Evaluation of a bicycle-sharing program in Spain. Health Promotion International, 30(2), 350-358.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Mignano A.M., Bonilla, E.A., Geremia, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Implementing classroom physical activity breaks: Associations with student physical activity and classroom behavior. Preventive Medicine, 81, 67-72.
Lopez Castillo, M.A., Carlson, J.A., Cain, K., Bonilla, E.A., Chuang, E., Elder, J.P., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Dance class structure affects youth physical activity and sedentary behavior: A study of seven dance types. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86(3), 225-232.
Sallis, J.F., and Carlson, J.A. (2015). Physical activity: Numerous benefits and effective interventions. pp. 169-184. In R.M. Kaplan, M.L. Spittel, and D.H. David, eds. Population health: Behavioral and social science insights. US Government Printing Office: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 15-002.
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.
Sallis, J.F. International innovations in physical activity promotion. A summary of my presentation, published in a Summary Report. Building a Culture of Health: Lessons Learned from Global Efforts: Case Study of Childhood Obesity. Co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research. February 2015.
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).*
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F.C., Guthold, R., Heath, G.W., Inoue, S., Oyeyemi, A.L., Perez, L.G., Richards, J., & Hallal, P., for the Lancet Physical Activity Series 2 Executive Committee. (2016). Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium. The Lancet (July), 31-42. In Series on Physical Activity 216: Progress and Challenges. Published online July 27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/50140-6736(16)30581-5
Link to the Second Lancet Physical Activity Series
Link to the Series Launch Video: Physical Activity 2016 Series launch video
Labarthe, D.R., Goldstein, L.B., Antman, E., Arnett, D., Fonarow, G., Alberts, M., Hayman, L.L., Khera, A., Sallis, J.F., Daniels, S.R., Sacco, R.L., Li, S., Ku, L., Lantz, P., Robinson, J.G., Creager, M.A., Van Horn, L., Kris-Etherton, P., Bhatnagar, A., and Whitsel, L.P.; on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Council on Hypertension, Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. (2016). Evidence-based policy making: Assessment of the American Heart Association's strategic policy portfolio. Circulation, 133, e615-e653.
Open access: DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410. Published online April 4, 2016.
Millstein, R.A., Woodruff, S.I., Linton, L., Edwards, C., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). A pilot study evaluating the effects of a youth advocacy program on youth readiness to advocate for environment and policy changes for obesity prevention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(4), 648-658. DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0408-6. Published online June 2, 2016.
Rovniak, L.S., Kong, L., Hovell, M.F., Ding, D., Sallis, J.F., Ray, C.A., Kraschnewski, J.L., Matthews, S.A., Kiser, E., Chinchilli, V.M., George, D.R., and Sciamanna, C.N. (2016). Engineering online and in-person social networks for physical activity: A randomized trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50(6), 885-897. Published online July 14, 2016.
McKenzie, T.L., Sallis, J.F., Rosengard, P.R., and Ballard, K (2016). The SPARK Programs: A public health model of physical education research and dissemination. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 35(4), 381-389.
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.
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.
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
Carlson, J.A., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., Kerner, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Contextual factors related to implementation of classroom physical activity breaks. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(3), 581-592. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0509-x. Open access:
Kerr, J., Crist, K., Vital, D., Dillon, L., Aden, S.A., Trivedi, M., Castellanos, L.R., Allison, M.A., Khemlina, G., Takemoto, M., Schenk, S., Sallis, J.F., Dunstan, D., Natarajan, L., LaCroix, A.Z., and Sears, D.D. (2017). Interrupting prolonged sitting time: A pilot laboratory study of glucoregulatory and vascular outcomes in postmenopausal women. PLoS ONE, 12(11): e0188544. Open access:
Perez, L.G., Kerr, J., Sallis, J.F., Slymen, D., McKenzie, T.L., Elder, J., and Arredondo, E.M. (2018). Neighborhood environmental factors that maximize the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention promoting physical activity among Latinas. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(2), 334-343. DOI: 10.1177/0890117117742999
Larsen, B., Benitez, T., Cano, M., Dunsiger, S.S., Marcus, B.H., Mendoza-Vasconez, A., Sallis, J.F., and Zive, M. (2018). Web-based physical activity intervention for Latina adolescents: Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the Ninas Saludables Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(5): e170.
My opening presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Advancing obesity solutions through investments in the built environment: Proceedings of a workshop—in brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Workshop webpage, including archived webcast*
Sallis, J.F. (2018). The value of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research: Past, present, and future. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(3), 475-477. (Invited commentary).
Millstein, R. A., Woodruff, S. I., Linton, L. S., Edwards, C. C., & Sallis, J. F. (2016). Development of measures to evaluate youth advocacy for obesity prevention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 84. DOI 10.1186/s12966-016-0410-x*
Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Haughton, J., Slymen, D., Sallis, J., Perez, L., Serrano, N., Parra, M., Valdivia, R., and Ayala, G.X. (2017). Fe en Acción: Promoting physical activity among churchgoing Latinas. American Journal of Public Health, 107(7):1109-1115. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303785
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634. Open access
Liu, J., Godino, J.G., Norman, G.J., Hill, L., Calfas, K., Sallis, J.F., Arredondo, E., Rock, C.L., Criqui, M., Zhu, S-H., Griffiths, K., Covin, J., Dillon, L., and Patrick, K. (2018). Planned care for obesity and cardiovascular risk reduction using a stepped-down approach: A randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine, 114, 223-231.
Sallis, J.F. (2018). Needs and challenges related to multilevel interventions: Physical activity examples. Health Education and Behavior, 45(5), 661-667. DOI
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. DOI (full report)
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12-14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions.
Open access to supplement
Sallis, J.F. Botchwey, N., Floyd, M., Pollack Porter, K., Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., and Conway, T.L. (2019). Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767. (Editorial) DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105767
SPARK’s 30 Year Anniversary Series, Part 1. Blog on SPARK website. Posted June 2019.
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, pages 54-56. (Full report). *
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443 PMID: 31800284 Open access:
My presentation was summarized in this document. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. DOI (full report)
Sallis, J.F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., and Salvo, D. (2020). An international physical activity and public health research agenda. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 328-334. In Special Issue on COVID-19. Open access:
Carlson, J.A., Steel, C., Bejarano, C.M., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Sallis, J.F., Kerner, J., Brownson, R., and Zimmerman, S. (2020). Walking school bus programs: Implementation factors, implementation outcomes, and student outcomes, 2017-2018. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17: E127. Open access, DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200061. PMID: 33059796. PMCID: PMC7587300
Crist, K., Brondeel, R., Tuz-Zahra, F., Reuter, C., Sallis, J.F., Pratt, M., and Schipperijn, J. (2021). Correlates of active commuting, transport physical activity, and light rail use in a university setting. Journal of Transport & Health, 20: 100978. Open access
Patch, C., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Levy, S., Spoon, C, Butte, K.J., Sannidihi, D., Millstein, R.A., Glorioso, D., Jeste, D.V., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Engaging older adults as advocates for age-friendly, walkable communities: The Senior Change Makers Pilot Study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Open access
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., and Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021. Link
Research Translation
Sallis, J.F., Linton, L.S., Kraft, M.K., Cutter, C.L., Kerr, J., Weitzel, J., Wilson, A., Spoon, C., Harrison, I.D., Cervero, R., Patrick, K., Schmid, T., and Pratt, M. (2009). The Active Living Research Program: Six years of grantmaking. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36 (2Suppl.2), S10-S21.
Independent evaluations published in the same issue.
Evaluation 1
Evaluation 2
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.
Open access
Accompanied by evaluation of ALR-2 that is available through open access
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.
Sallis, J.F., Bull, F., Burdett, R., Frank, L.D., Griffiths, P., Giles-Corti, B., and Stevenson, M. (2016). Using science to guide city planning, policy and practice: Achieving health and sustainable future cities. The Lancet, September, 31-41. Paper 3 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Website for the Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health
Twitter: #Healthycities and #Lancetcities
Recording of the launch event in New York City, at the Japan Society: September 23, 2016.
My blog about the launch events.
Sallis, J.F. (2019). Pathways for translating behavioral medicine research to policy and practice. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9, 1248-1255.
DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby103
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Implementing strategies to enhance public health surveillance of physical activity in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. (committee member and co-author)
DOI
Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, A., Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Kim, A.J., Pollack Porter K.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). How to improve physical activity and health for all children and families Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2019, 12-14. In Grantmakers in Health supplement on Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Contributions.
Open access to supplement
Sallis, J.F. Botchwey, N., Floyd, M., Pollack Porter, K., Umstattd Meyer, R., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., and Conway, T.L. (2019). Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767. (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105767
SPARK’s 30 Year Anniversary Series, Part 1. Blog on SPARK website. Posted June 2019.
Pate, R.R., Sallis, J.F., and Pollack Porter, K.M. (2020). Surveillance of physical activity: Actions needed to support new federal guidelines. American Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 87-89. (Editorial, peer-reviewed).
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305443
PMID: 31800284
Sallis, J.F., Cerin, E., Kerr, J., Adams, M.A., Sugiyama, T., Christiansen, L.B., Schipperijn, J., Davey, R., Salvo, D., Frank, L.D., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., and Owen, N. (2020). Built environment, physical activity and obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study. Annual Review of Public Health, 41, 119-139.
Link to article and Supplemental Materials: Study Brief, Infographic, Detailed results tables, acknowledgments of IPEN Adult investigators
Article landing page at journal
DOI
Young, D.R., Cradock, A.L., Eyler, A.A., Fenton, M., Pedroso, M., Sallis, J.F., Whitsel, L.P. and American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee. (2020). Creating built environments that expand active transportation and active living across the United States: A policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 142:e167–e183. Open access
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000878
Carlson, J.A., Steel, C., Bejarano, C.M., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Sallis, J.F., Kerner, J., Brownson, R., and Zimmerman, S. (2020). Walking school bus programs: Implementation factors, implementation outcomes, and student outcomes, 2017-2018. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17: E127.
DOI: 10.5888/pcd17.200061. PMID: 33059796. PMCID: PMC7587300
Crist, K., Brondeel, R., Tuz-Zahra, F., Reuter, C., Sallis, J.F., Pratt, M., and Schipperijn, J. (2021). Correlates of active commuting, transport physical activity, and light rail use in a university setting. Journal of Transport & Health, 20: 100978.
Hasson, R. Kaushal, N., Nocera, V., and Keith, N. (2021). COVID-19: Implications for physical activity, health disparities, and health equity. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
DOI: DOI: 10.1177/15598276211029222
Patch, C., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Arredondo, E.M., Levy, S., Spoon, C, Butte, K.J., Sannidihi, D., Millstein, R.A., Glorioso, D., Jeste, D.V., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Engaging older adults as advocates for age-friendly, walkable communities: The Senior Change Makers Pilot Study. Translational Behavioral Medicine.
Sallis, J.F. (2020). JHEAL: What does it mean to initiate a new journal? Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 1-2. Invited commentary.
Link to inaugural theme issue
Rosenberg, D., Sallis, J., Trinh, L., Pekmezi, D., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M., & Whitsel, L. (2021). Position Statement: Joint Recommendation to Increase Federal Efforts to Promote Physical Activity During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Released by Society of Behavioral Medicine and Physical Activity Alliance. June 8, 2021.
Sedentary Behaviors
Sallis, J.F., Hill, R.D., Fortmann, S.P., and Flora, J.A. (1986). Health behavior change at the worksite: Cardiovascular risk reduction. In M. Hersen, R.M. Eisler, and P.M. Miller (Eds.), Progress in Behavior Modification, vol. 20. New York: Academic Press, 161-197.
Fraser, G.E., and Sallis, J.F. (1986). Behavior change in the office setting. In G.E. Fraser, Preventive Cardiology. New York: Oxford Press, 319-345.
Taras, H.L., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, T.L., Nader, P.R., and Nelson, J.A. (1989). Television's influence on children's diet and physical activity.Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 10, 176-180.
Taras, H.L., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., and Nelson, J. (1990). Children's television-viewing habits and the family environment. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 144, 357-359.
Armstrong, C.A., Sallis, J.F., Alcaraz, J.E., Kolody, B., McKenzie, T.L., and Hovell, M.F. (1998). Children’s television viewing, body fat, and physical fitness. American Journal of Health Promotion, 12, 363-368.
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.
Saelens, B.E., Sallis, J.F., Nader, P.R., Broyles, S.L., Berry, C.C., and Taras, H.L. (2002). Home environmental influences on children’s television watching from early to middle childhood. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 127-132.
Marshall, S.J., Biddle, S.J.H., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., and Conway, T.L. (2002). Clustering of sedentary behaviors and physical activity among youth: A cross-national study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 401-417.
Mota, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2003). Actividade Fisica e Saude: Factores de Influencia da Actividade Fisica nas Criancas e nos Adolescentes. Lisboa, Portugal: Campo Das Letras. (Title translated from Portguese: Physical Activity and Health: Factors that Influence Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents)
Norman, G.J., Vaughn, A.A., Roesch, S.C., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., and Patrick, K. (2004). Development of decisional balance and self-efficacy measures for adolescent sedentary habits. Psychology and Health, 19, 561-575.
Norman , G., Schmid, B., Sallis, J., Calfas, K., and Patrick, K. (2005). Psychosocial and environmental correlates of adolescent sedentary behavior. Pediatrics, 116, 908-916.
Sallis, J.F., and Linton, L.S. (2005). Leisure research, active lifestyles, and public health. Leisure Sciences, 27, 353-354. (commentary)
Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Gaskins, R. (2005). Comparability and reliability of paper- and computer-based measures of psychosocial constructs for adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviors.Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 315-323.
Hagler, A.S., Calfas, K.J., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2006). Construct validity of physical activity and sedentary behaviors staging measures for adolescents. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 186-193.
Zabinski, M. F., Norman, G. J., Sallis, J. F., Calfas, K. J., and Patrick, K. (2007). Cluster analysis of sedentary behavior patterns among adolescents. Health Psychology, 26, 113-120.
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.
Sallis, J.F. (2008). Foreword, pp. xi-xii. In A.L. Smith and S.J.H. Biddle (Eds.), Youth physical activity and sedentary behavior. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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.
Rosenberg, D.E., Norman, G.J., Wagner, N., Patrick, K., Calfas, K.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2010). Reliability and validity of the sedentary behavior questionnaire (SBQ) for adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 7, 697-705.
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.
Huang, J.S., Gottschalk, M., Norman, G.J., Calfas, K.J., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2011). Compliance with behavioral guidelines for diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviors is related to insulin resistance among overweight and obese youth. BMC Research Notes, 4, 29.
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.
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Eakin, E.E., Gardiner, P.A., Tremblay, M.S., and Sallis, J.F. (2011). Adults' sedentary behavior: Determinants and interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 189-196. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.013
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.
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.
Carlson, J.A., Crespo, N.C., Sallis, J.F., Patterson, R.E., and Elder, J.E. (2012). Dietary-related and physical activity-related predictors of obesity in children: A 2-year prospective study. Childhood Obesity, 8(2), 110-115.
Kozo, J., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Owen, N. (2012). Sedentary behaviors of adults in relation to neighborhood walkability and income. Health Psychology, 31(6), 704-713. Online First Publication, April 30, 2012. doi: 10.1037/a0027874
Kozo, J., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Kerr, J., Cain, K., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., and Owen, N. (2012). Sedentary behaviors of adults in relation to neighborhood walkability and income. Health Psychology, 31(6), 704-713. Online First Publication, April 30, 2012. doi: 10.1037/a0027874
Tandon, P.S., Zhou, C., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2012). Home environment relationships with children's physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9:88. PMCID: PMC3413573
Patrick, K., Norman, G.J., Davila, E.P., Rosenberg, D.E., Calfas, K.J., Covin , J.R., and Sallis, J.F. (2014). Two-year outcomes of a primary-care and home-based intervention for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet in adolescents. Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, 6, 44-51.
Marques, A., Sallis, J.F., Martins, J., Diniz, J., and Carreiro da Costa, F. (2014). Correlates of urban children's leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviours during school days. American Journal of Human Biology, 26, 407-412. Article first published online: 4 MAR 2014. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22535.
Tandon, P., Grow, H.M., Couch, S., Glanz, K., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., and Saelens, B.E. (2014). Physical and social home environment in relation to children's overall and home-based physical activity and sedentary time. Preventive Medicine, 66, 39-44.
Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Peck, E., Bracy, N.L., Bonilla, E., Rincon, P., and Sallis, J.F. (2015). Physical activity in youth dance classes. Pediatrics, 135(6), 1066-1073. Online first, posted May 18, 2015.
Esteban-Cornejo, I., Martinez-Gomez, D., Sallis, J.F., Cabanas-Sanchez, V., Fernandez-Santos, J., Castro-Pinero, J., and Veiga, O.L. (2015). Objectively measured and self-reported leisure-time sedentary behavior and academic performance in youth: The UP&DOWN Study. Preventive Medicine, 77(8), 106-111.
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
White, M.N., King, A.C., Sallis, J.F., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., and Kerr, J. (2016). Caregiving, transport-related, and demographic correlates of sedentary behavior in older adults: The Senior Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (SNQLS). Journal of Aging and Health, 28(5), 812-833. DOI: 10.1177/0898264315611668
Giles-Corti, B., Vernez-Moudon, A., Reis, R., Turrell, G., Dannenberg, A.L., Badland, H. Foster, S., Lowe, M., Sallis, J.F., Stevenson, M., and Owen, N. (2016). City planning and population health: A global challenge. The Lancet, September, 7-19. Paper 1 in The Lancet Series on Urban Design, Transport and Health. Released September 23, 2016.
Labarthe, D.R., Goldstein, L.B., Antman, E., Arnett, D., Fonarow, G., Alberts, M., Hayman, L.L., Khera, A., Sallis, J.F., Daniels, S.R., Sacco, R.L., Li, S., Ku, L., Lantz, P., Robinson, J.G., Creager, M.A., Van Horn, L., Kris-Etherton, P., Bhatnagar, A., and Whitsel, L.P.; on behalf of the American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee, Council on Hypertension, Stroke Council, Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. (2016). Evidence-based policy making: Assessment of the American Heart Association's strategic policy portfolio. Circulation, 133, e615-e653.
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410. Published online April 4, 2016.
Sallis, J.F. (2016). New evidence for the role of transportation in health. The Lancet Public Health. Invited commentary. Open access: Published Online October 28, 2016.
Invited commentary on the following article
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.
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.
Kerr, J., Crist, K., Vital, D., Dillon, L., Aden, S.A., Trivedi, M., Castellanos, L.R., Allison, M.A., Khemlina, G., Takemoto, M., Schenk, S., Sallis, J.F., Dunstan, D., Natarajan, L., LaCroix, A.Z., and Sears, D.D. (2017). Interrupting prolonged sitting time: A pilot laboratory study of glucoregulatory and vascular outcomes in postmenopausal women. PLoS ONE, 12(11): e0188544
Botchwey, N., Floyd, M.F., Pollack-Porter, K., Cutter, C., Spoon, C.S., Schmid, T., Conway, T.L., Hipp, J.A., Kim, A., Umstattd Meyer, R., Walker, A.L., Kauh, T.J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Policy and practice-relevant youth physical activity research agenda. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15, 626-634.
Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., Frank, L.D., Couch, S.C., Zhou, C., Colburn, T., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Two-year changes in child weight status, diet, and activity by neighborhood nutrition and physical activity environment. Obesity, 26, 1338-1346. DOI:10.1002/oby.22247
Owen, N., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M.J., DeBourdeaudhuij, I., Hadgraft, N., Oyeyemi, A., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Mitáš, J., Troelsen, J., Davey, R., Schofield, G., Cain, K., Sarmiento, O., Reis, R., Salvo, D., Macfarlane, D., Sallis, J.F., and Cerin, E. (2018). Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults’ objectively-assessed sedentary time: IPEN Adult multi-country study. Preventive Medicine 115, 126-133.
Sugiyama, T., Cole, R., Koohsari, M.J., Kynn, M., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents' walking and car use. Preventive Medicine, 120, 126-130.
Bejarano, C.M., Carlson, J.A., Cushing, C.C., Kerr, J., Saelens, B.E., Frank, L.D., Glanz, K., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J. (2019). Neighborhood built environment associations with adolescents’ location-specific sedentary and screen time. Health and Place, 56, 147-154.
Jankowska, M.M., Sears, D.D., Natarajan, L., Martinez, E., Anderson, C.A.M., Sallis, J.F., Matthews, S.A., Crist, K., Dillon, L., Johnson, E., Barrera-Ng, A., Full, K., Godbole, S., and Kerr, J. (2019). Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk: Environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: The Community of Mine study. BMC Public Health, 19:186.
Vancampfort, D., Stubbs, B., Sallis, J.F., Nabanoba, J., Basangwa, D., Oyeyemi, A.L., Kasoma, S.S., De Hert, M., Myin-Germeys, I., and Mugisha, J. (2019). Associations of the built environment with physical activity and sedentary time in Ugandan outpatients with mental health problems. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 243-250.
Oyeyemi, A.L., Kolo, S.M., Rufai, A.A., Oyeyemi, A.Y., Omotara, B.A., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with sedentary time in Nigerian older adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1879. Open access Special Issue on Walkable Neighborhoods: The Link between Public Health, Urban Design, and Transportation
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2019). Racial/ethnic variations in school-year versus summer differences in adolescent physical activity. Preventive Medicine, 129(12), 105795. Open access Lay summary Full link
Amagasa, S., Inoue, S., Fukushima, N., Kikuchi, H., Nakaya, T., Hanibuchi, T., Sallis, J.F., and Owen, N. (2019). Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity- and bout-specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 19, 861-867.
Van Dyck, D., Cerin, E., Akram, M., Conway, T., Macfarlane, D., Davey, R., Sarmiento, O., Christiansen, L.B., Reis, R., Mitas, J., Aguinaga-Ontoso, I., Salvo, D., and Sallis, J. (2020). Do physical activity and sedentary time mediate the association of the perceived environment with BMI? The IPEN Adult study. Health & Place, 64: 102366. DOI
Pratt, M., Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Lopez, A.P., Zezza, A., Spoon, C., Geremia, C., Gaddis, I., Amankwah, A., Friedman, J., and Kilic, T. (2020). Physical activity and sedentary time in a rural adult population in Malawi compared with an age-matched U.S. urban population. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6, e000812. DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000812
Commentary on the above paper:
Brage, S., Assah, F., and Msyamboza, K.P. (2020). Quantifying population levels of physical activity in Africa using wearable sensors: implications for global physical activity surveillance. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2020;6:e000941. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000941
Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Bonilla, E., and Spoon, C. (2020). Electronic devices as correlates of sedentary behavior and screen time among diverse low-income adolescents during the school year and summer time. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 17-30.
Link to theme issue
Research brief
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.
Link to article + Supplemental Tables (bmj.com)
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046636
Sun Protection
Norman, G., J., Adams, M.A, Calfas, K.J., Covin, J., Sallis, J.F., Rossi, J.S., Redding, C.A., Cella, J., and Patrick, K. (2007). A randomized trial of a multicomponent intervention for adolescent sun protection behaviors. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 161, 146-152.
Adams, M.A., Norman, G.J., Hovell, M.F., Sallis, J.F., and Patrick, K. (2009). Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: Mediating effects and theoretical interpretations. Health Psychology, 28, 217-255. doi: 10.1037/a0012989
Mayer, J.A., Woodruff, S.I., Slymen, D.J., Sallis, J.F., Forster, J.L., Clapp, E.J., Hoerster, K.D., Pichon, L.C., Weeks, J.R., Belch, G.E., Weinstock, M.A., and Gilmer, T. (2011). Adolescents’ use of indoor tanning: A large-scale evaluation of psychosocial, environmental, and policy level correlates. American Journal of Public Health, 101, 930-938. Published online March 18, 2011, doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300079
Tobacco
Sallis, J.F. (1988). A guide to quitting smoking on your own. Executive Health Report, 24, No. 6, 1-4.
Moreno, C., Laniado-Laborin, R., Sallis, J.F., Elder, J.P., de Moor, C., Castro, F. and Deosaransingh, K. (1994). Parental influences to smoke in Latino youth. Preventive Medicine, 23, 48-53.
Sallis, J.F., Deosaransingh, Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., and Elder, J.P. (1994). Parental prompting of smoking among adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1, 122-136.
Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Sallis, J.F., and Elder, J.P. (1994). Tabaquismo en ninos y adolescentes de la ciudad de Tijuana, Mexico. Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico, 51, 528-534.
Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Woodruff, S.I., and Sallis, J.F. (1995). Los ninos que trabajan en las calles de Tijuana: Perfil epidemiologico y prevalencia de experimentacio con tabaco. (Children who work in the streets of Tijuana: An epidemiological profile and prevalence of cigarette smoking.) Salud Publica de Mexico, 37, 149-154.
Deosaransingh, K., Moreno, C., Woodruff, S.I., Sallis, J.F., Vargas, R., and Elder, J.P. (1995). Acculturation and smoking in Latino youth. Health Values, 19, 49-52.
Sallis, J.F., Woodruff, S.I., Vargas, R., Deosaransingh, K., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, C, and Elder, J.P. (1997). Reliability and validity of a cigarette refusal skills test for Latino youth. American Journal of Health Behavior, 21, 345-355.
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Open access: DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000410. Published online April 4, 2016.
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