Category Archives: Physical Activity

COVID-19 Related School Closings and Risk of Weight Gain Among Children.

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Andrew

Andrew Rundle and colleagues wrote a Perspective article for The Obesity Society’s journal Obesity, to call attention to the COVID-19 pandemic’s likely longer-term effect on children’s health. In many areas of the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools and … Continue reading →

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Business travel and behavioral and mental health

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Andrew

In new work, Rundle and colleagues find that extensive business travel is associated with poorer behavioral and mental health – smoking, sedentary behavior, trouble sleeping, alcohol dependence, depression and anxiety.  The paper was recently published online at the Journal of Occupational … Continue reading →

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Webinar Online – Urban Informatics: Studying How Urban Design Influences Health in New York City

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Andrew

Dr. Rundle’s March 2nd webinar for the ISBNPA webinar has been posted online at ISBNPA’s web site (Here and embedded below). His talk covered different approaches to assessing neighborhood walkability and the link between urban design and resident’s physical activity using New York … Continue reading →

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Webinar – Urban Informatics: Studying How Urban Design Influences Health in New York City

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Andrew

On Thursday March 2nd at 3pm EST, Dr. Rundle will give a webinar entitled “Urban Informatics: Studying How Urban Design Influences Health in New York City” for the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. You can register for … Continue reading →

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Physical Activity Among Older Adults in NYC and Neighborhood Physical Disorder

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Andrew

Steve Mooney (Ex-Cluster Doc student and now Post-Doc at University of Washington), Magda Cerda (Cluster faculty alum) and Andrew Rundle recently published an article in the Journal of Urban Health on the link between neighborhood physical disorder and physical activity … Continue reading →

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